next to sth

  • 1next door — next door1 adv 1.) in the house, room etc next to yours or someone else s ▪ the boy next door ▪ Her office is just next door. 2.) next door to sth next to another building, room etc ▪ They live next door to the fish and chip shop. next door 2… …

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  • 2next door — next door1 adv 1.) in the house, room etc next to yours or someone else s ▪ the boy next door ▪ Her office is just next door. 2.) next door to sth next to another building, room etc ▪ They live next door to the fish and chip shop. next door 2… …

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  • 3next — next1 W1S1 [nekst] determiner, adj 1.) the next event, day, time etc is the one that happens after the present one, or the previous one ▪ I just missed my flight to Chicago. When s the next one? ▪ We ll look at the proposals at the next meeting.… …

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  • 4pale next to something — ˈpale beside/next to sth | ˈpale in/by comparison (with/to sth) | ˈpale into insignificance idiom to seem less important when compared with sth else • Last year s riots pale in comparison with this latest outburst of violence. • Our problems pale …

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  • 5bring sth about phrasal — verb (T) to make something happen: Computers have brought about many changes in the workplace. bring sb/sth around/round phrasal verb (T) 1 bring the conversation around/round to to deliberately and gradually introduce a new subject into a… …

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  • 6carry sth forward — UK US carry sth forward Phrasal Verb with carry({{}}/ˈkæri/ verb [T] (also carry sth over) ► ACCOUNTING to copy an amount of money on the next page or column of an account, or to move it to a later accounting period: carry sth forward to sth »The …

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  • 7refer to sb/sth — Ⅰ. UK US refer to sb/sth Phrasal Verb with refer({{}}/rɪˈfɜːr/ verb ( rr ) ► to talk or write about someone or something: »I refer to your letter of 13 March, 2011. refer to sth/sb as sth »The fixed price includes an amount of compensation, which …

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  • 8refer to sth — Ⅰ. UK US refer to sb/sth Phrasal Verb with refer({{}}/rɪˈfɜːr/ verb ( rr ) ► to talk or write about someone or something: »I refer to your letter of 13 March, 2011. refer to sth/sb as sth »The fixed price includes an amount of compensation, which …

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  • 9better luck next time — spoken phrase used for encouraging someone who has not been successful at something Thesaurus: ways of wishing someone lucksynonym luck and luckinesshyponym Main entry: better * * * better luck next time see …

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  • 10bring sth forward — UK US bring sth forward Phrasal Verb with bring({{}}/brɪŋ/ verb [T] (brought, brought) ► ACCOUNTING to copy a number from the bottom of a page or column to the top of the next one: »Don t forget to bring forward last month s income and expenses.… …

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