Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

as the next person

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.30 in modern English

Syllables: as the nex-t per-son
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

To a reasonable degree; as much as a typical person.

Example Sentences

"I like reading as much as the next person."
"I'm as friendly as the next person."

Inflected Forms

as the next guy (alternative) as the next man (alternative) as the next girl (alternative)

Questions

What does as the next person mean?: To a reasonable degree; as much as a typical person.

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