“next”

Definitions

• adjective

  immediately following in time or order

  Synonyms: following, adjacent, adjoining, after, afterward, afterwards, appendant, behind, below, bordering, by, closest

  • Example:“the following day”
  • Example:“next in line”

• adjective

  nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space

  Synonyms: adjacent, side by side

  • Example:“… had adjacent rooms”
  • Example:“in the next room”

• adjective

  (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving

  Synonyms: future, succeeding

  • Example:“our next president”

• adjective

  (of a day of the week) nearest (or nearest but one) after the present moment

  • Example:“not this Saturday, next Saturday”
  • Example:“on Tuesday next”

• adverb

  at the time or occasion immediately following

  • Example:“Next the doctor examined his back.”