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.

See also:

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