preposition · Places & Buildings

next to

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The meaning (definition) of the word next to

close by, at the side of something

The word next to used in a sentence

“I sat next to my teddy bear on the soft rug.”

Words that mean the same as next to (synonyms)

beside

How the word next to is said around the world

Frenchà côté de (ah koh-TAY duh)
Spanishal lado de (ahl LAH-doh deh)
Mandarin旁边 (pahng byen)
Hindiके बगल में (kay buh-GAL mayn)
Arabicبِجَانِبِ (bi-JAA-ni-bi)
Russianрядом с (RYA-dam s)
Portuguese (EU)ao lado de (ow LAH-doo deh)
Portuguese (BR)ao lado de (ow LAH-doo jee)
Japaneseとなり (toh-NAH-ree)
Germanneben (NAY-ben)
Urduپاس (paas)
Punjabiਦੇ ਕੋਲ (day KOHL)
Korean옆에 (YUH-pay)
Hebrewלְיַד (le-YAD)
Greekδίπλα σε (THEE-pla seh)
Dutchnaast (nahst)
Tagalogkatabi ng (kah-TAH-bee nang)
Vietnamesebên cạnh (ben KANY)
Turkishyanında (yah-nuhn-DAH)
Persianکنار (ke-NAAR)
Polishobok (OH-bok)
Ukrainianпоруч із (POH-ruch eez)
Bengaliপাশে (PAH-shay)
Swedishbredvid (brayd-VEED)
Italianaccanto a (ahk-KAHN-toh ah)

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