- Adjacent to. 2. Following in order or degree. 3. Almost or practically.
Examples:
- It's next to impossible to predict the outcome.
Origin: Sense 1: Late 1300s; sense 2: Early 1500s; sense 3: second half of 1600s
Examples:
Origin: Sense 1: Late 1300s; sense 2: Early 1500s; sense 3: second half of 1600s