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Italian word
prossimo
next (in sequence or time); also: fellow human being (literary/religious)
Looks like
proximate / closest
nearest in space or time
⚠️ The trap
Learners often confuse 'prossimo' (next) with 'scorso' (last/past). 'La settimana prossima' = next week; 'la settimana scorsa' = last week. The biblical sense ('ama il tuo prossimo' = love thy neighbour) can also confuse learners who know it only as 'next'.
To say "nearest in space or time" in Italian:
prossimo (correct for 'next')
"prossimo" in English means:
next (in sequence or time); also: fellow human being (literary/religious)
Example
"La prossima fermata è Termini."
"The next stop is Termini."
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