linking adverb · informal
next
UK/nekst/US/nɛkst/NEXT
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used to introduce the following point or action in a sequence
Examples
“Next, we will analyse the survey responses.”
“I finished my homework and next I watched a documentary.”
“Next, consider the effect on local businesses.”
Band 8 sentence
“Next, policymakers should consider incentives to encourage sustainable consumer choices.”
Collocations
- Next, ___
- Next up
Word family
next adjective / adverbnextly non-standard
Common mistakes
Nextly, we will discuss...→Next, we will discuss...
And nextly, I want to say...→Next, I want to say...
Say it for a higher band
5and then→6then→7+next
Synonyms
then
subsequently
Easily confused
then
“She graduated and then moved to London.”
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