fromEnglish Grammar Today
Nearestis the superlative form ofnear. It means ‘the closest in distance or time’:
We need to buy some food. Where’s thenearestsupermarket?(There may be several supermarkets: which one is the shortest distance from here?)
Not:Where’s the next supermarket?
Feeling very sick, she took a taxi to thenearesthospital.
Nextmeans ‘the first person or thing after the present one or after the one just mentioned’:
We had the addresses of three restaurants. The first one we went to was closed. Thenextone was open but full. Luckily, the last one had a table free.
A:When is your yoga lesson?
B:NextWednesday at five.
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