# next to

> English word · Preposition

## Definitions
1. Beside, alongside, by, adjacent to, or near.
2. Immediately after, in choice or consideration; aside from.
3. Compared to, in comparison with.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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