Next of kin

[Rachel Adams]

Hello.

What is the meaning of ''next of kin'' in the given sentence? It's from Medicine by Sam McCarter

 

[emsr2d2]

Did you try looking in a dictionary? It's a common term and you'll find it very easily. Or just google "definition of next of kin".

 

[Rachel Adams]

Did you try looking in a dictionary? It's a common term and you'll find it very easily. Or just google "definition of next of kin".

I did. But I am asking about ''next of kin.''

 

[GoesStation]

I did. But I am asking about ''next of kin.''

I just Googled "definition of next of kin". Google returned the definition of the phrase "next of kin". Does it return something different to you? (It wouldn't be the first time.)

 

[emsr2d2]

In post #3, you underlined the word "next" in "next of kin". Are you, in fact, trying to ask us why the word "next" is used in that specific phrase? Note that that's not what you asked us in post #1.

 

[Rachel Adams]

In post #3, you underlined the word "next" in "next of kin". Are you, in fact, trying to ask us why the word "next" is used in that specific phrase? Note that that's not what you asked us in post #1.

Yes, I was looking for ''Next of kin.'' I didn't understand why they were used together. It is an idiom, isn't it?

 

[GoesStation]

Yes, I was looking for ''Next of kin.'' I didn't understand why they were used together. It is an idiom, isn't it?

Yes. What do you find when you Google the phrase?

 

[Rachel Adams]

Yes. What do you find when you Google the phrase?

It's the fourth result and it says it's a noun. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/ru/словарь/английский/next-of-kin

 

[emsr2d2]

It's the fourth result and it says it's a noun. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/ru/словарь/английский/next-of-kin

You now have your answer! You know it's a noun and you have the definition.

 

[Tdol]

Yes, I was looking for ''Next of kin.'' I didn't understand why they were used together. It is an idiom, isn't it?

The direction doesn't matter in an emergency- it could be horizontal (partner/spouse), upwards (parents), downwards (children). It is just the closest at the time.