next weekend

Next weekend is the weekend following the day on which you are speaking.

The next exit is the the one that comes now [Darn it - missed it! OK, go on to the next one.]

Feebs11Next weekend is the weekend following the day on which you are speaking.

The next exit is the the one that comes now [Darn it - missed it! OK, go on to the next one.]

But you know what? I found the following in a dictionary:

Is he coming this weekend or next weekend?

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I can only say that in your dictionary example there are two successive weekends being discussed, and therefore they are differentiated. the questioner asking about this weekend [the one just coming] or the next weekend after this weekend.

Feebs11I can only say that in your dictionary example there are two successive weekends being discussed, and therefore they are differentiated. the questioner asking about this weekend [the one just coming] or the next weekend after this weekend.

So usually next weekend means the coming weekend, is that right? Please advise.

LCChang

Hi,

I always tie this of the days of a week to this week. Therefore, “I will see you this Friday / weekend” means “I will see you the Friday / weekend of this week.” For the same reason, next Friday / weekend means the Friday / weekend of next week.

Other people might have different interpretation.

Best Regard

There really isn't solid agreement on this. I'm inclined to agree with Hoa Thai, but if you say "next weekend" to me on Monday, I would ask for clarification. On Thursday, I would not.

After hearing all your precious comments, I felt like people from different English-speaking countries seem to interpret "next weekend" in different ways. In my language, Chinese Mandarin, "next weekend" always means "the weekend after this one". However, as we learn English in class, our teachers always tell us

Unfortunately, there isn't a clear rule. It depends on each person's interpretation, and also on the day of the week you are speaking on, so even native speakers often ask for clarification, or use a date (like the 20th).

For me, if it's Saturday(for example the 1st), Sunday(2nd), Monday(3rd) or Tuesday(4th) and someone says 'next weekend' I'd think they meant the one coming (the 8th and

I would say that the meaning very much depends upon the context in which the sentence is spoken.

SeonaidUnfortunately, there isn't a clear rule. It depends on each person's interpretation, and also on the day of the week you are speaking on, so even native speakers often ask for clarification, or use a date (like the 20th).

For me, if it's Saturday(for example the 1st), Sunday(2nd), Monday(3rd) or Tuesday(4th) and someone says 'next weekend' I'd think they m