NEXT TO


Meaning of NEXT TO in English

preposition

1.

in or into a position right beside sb/sth :

We sat next to each other.

➡ note at next

2.

following in order or importance after sb/sth :

Next to skiing my favourite sport is skating.

3.

almost :

Charles knew next to nothing about farming.

The horse came next to last (= the one before the last one) in the race.

4.

in comparison with sb/sth :

Next to her I felt like a fraud.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.