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US /nɛkst/
adjective, adverb Foundation · A2 Đời sống hằng ngày
Definition
immediately following in time or order
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The next train to the airport leaves from platform three.
Synonyms
- followinga group of followers or enthusiasts
- subsequentfollowing in time or order
- upcomingof the relatively near future
Collocations
- Easy next weekdescribing next week (immediately following in time or order)
- Medium outline the next steps in implementationto outline the next steps in implementation, meaning to describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
- Hard formal next of kin notification protocolsdescribing formal next of kin notification protocols (a lavish dance requiring formal attire)
- Very Hard next to impossible to salvage without capital injectiondescribing next to impossible to salvage without capital injection (immediately following in time or order)
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