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adv. (context idiomatic English) almost; nearly. prep. 1 beside; alongside. 2 Immediately following or preceding in a sequence; just subsequent or previous. 3 Compared to.
Usage examples of "next to".
The white suit held the same water next to his skin, where it attained a pleasing warmth.
He gazed anxiously, longingly, at where the shuttle squatted like a huge insect on the cleared strip next to the station.
Old Ricker the fiddler, who lived in the trailer next to Indian Tony's, came up to tell the security team that he had seen Indian Tony go out that afternoon wearing his ceremonial regalia (a plains war bonnet replica he'd found at a swap meet), which usually meant that Indian Tony was going on a vision quest.
She stifled a cry of fright, as she not only detected forms moving in the gloom next to her face but could hear the creatures moving about and making odd sounds.
I didn't really pay too much attention to it because it was next to some gay magazines, and the pic on the cover was a pretty big turn off.
The producers arranged to bring Maggie to the show and sat her next to me where I tried to look at her, as I might long for Brad Pitt.
Nadaske sat down slowly next to him, supported his weight, also in silence.
The flaps of the other tent were opened and Merrith came over and sat next to him.
She laid the small container down on the dock next to her feet and looked around at the gaping fargi.
Yulour carried twice his share of the toad as he toiled quietly next to his human friends.
Would I be remiss in assuming it has something to do with the astonishing wealth that lies next to a dead Mai in the center of this chamber?
Weinstein fired and took out the windshield on the car next to me.