The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
NEXT
following, next
(adjective) immediately following in time or order; “the following day”; “next in line”; “the next president”; “the next item on the list”
next
(adjective) (of a day of the week) nearest (or nearest but one) after the present moment; “not this Saturday, next Saturday”; “on Tuesday next”
adjacent, next, side by side
(adjective) nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; “had adjacent rooms”; “in the next room”; “the person sitting next to me”; “our rooms were side by side”
next, future(a), succeeding
(adjective) (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; “our next president”
next
(adverb) at the time or occasion immediately following; “next the doctor examined his back”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
next (not comparable)
Nearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining.
(obsolete) Most direct, or shortest or nearest in distance or time.
Nearest in order, succession, or rank; immediately following (or sometimes preceding) in order.
(figuratively) Following in a hypothetical sequence of some kind.
(chiefly, law) Nearest in relationship. (See also next of kin.)
Synonyms
• (nearest in order): See also former or subsequent
Antonyms
• previous
• (closest to seven days ahead): last, this
Determiner
next
The one immediately following the current or most recent one
Closest to seven days (one week) in the future.
Adverb
next (not comparable)
In a time, place, rank or sequence closest or following.
On the first subsequent occasion.
Antonyms
• previously
Preposition
next
On the side of; nearest or adjacent to; next to.
Noun
next (uncountable)
The one that follows after this one.
Source: Wiktionary
Next, a., superl. of Nigh. Etym: [AS. n, niéhst, n, superl. of neáh nigh. See Nigh.]
1. Nearest in place; having no similar object intervening. Chaucer. Her princely guest Was next her side; in order sat the rest. Dryden. Fear followed me so hard, that I fled the next way. Bunyan.
2. Nearest in time; as, the next day or hour.
3. Adjoining in a series; immediately preceding or following in order. None could tell whose turn should be the next. Gay.
4. Nearest in degree, quality, rank, right, or relation; as, the next heir was an infant. The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen. Ruth ii. 20.
Note: Next is usually followed by to before an object, but to is sometimes omitted. In such cases next in considered by many grammarians as a preposition. Next friend (Law), one who represents an infant, a married woman, or any person who can not appear sui juris, in a suit at law.
Next, adv.
Definition: In the time, place, or order nearest or immediately suceeding; as, this man follows next.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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