"neist" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /niːst/
Etymology: From Middle English nest, neste, from Old English nēst, nēist, variants of Old English nīehst (“nearest, next”). More at next. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|nest}} Middle English nest, {{m|enm|neste}} neste, {{inh|en|ang|nēst}} Old English nēst, {{m|ang|nēist}} nēist, {{der|en|ang|nīehst||nearest, next}} Old English nīehst (“nearest, next”), {{m|en|next}} next Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} neist (not comparable)
  1. (UK, dialect) Alternative form of next Tags: UK, alt-of, alternative, dialectal, not-comparable Alternative form of: next
    Sense id: en-neist-en-adj-Gnks7TIR Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Adverb

IPA: /niːst/
Etymology: From Middle English nest, neste, from Old English nēst, nēist, variants of Old English nīehst (“nearest, next”). More at next. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|nest}} Middle English nest, {{m|enm|neste}} neste, {{inh|en|ang|nēst}} Old English nēst, {{m|ang|nēist}} nēist, {{der|en|ang|nīehst||nearest, next}} Old English nīehst (“nearest, next”), {{m|en|next}} next Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} neist (not comparable)
  1. (UK, dialect) Alternative form of next Tags: UK, alt-of, alternative, dialectal, not-comparable Alternative form of: next
    Sense id: en-neist-en-adv-Gnks7TIR Categories (other): British English

Download JSON data for neist meaning in English (2.9kB)

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