Nearest or next?
Nearest is the superlative form of near. It means ‘the closest in distance or time’: We need to buy some food. Where’s the nearest supermarket? (There may be several supermarkets: which one is the shortest distance from here?)
Not:Where’s the next supermarket?
Feeling very sick, she took a taxi to the nearest hospital.
Next means ‘the first person or thing after the present one or after the one just mentioned’: We had the addresses of three restaurants. The first one we went to was closed. The next one was open but full. Luckily, the last one had a table free.
A:
When is your yoga lesson? B:
NextWednesday at five.
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