adjective
immediately following in time or order
Synonyms
Examples
- the following day
- next in line
- the next president
- the next item on the list
adjective
nearest in space or position
Synonyms
Examples
- immediately adjoining without intervening space
- had adjacent rooms
- in the next room
- the person sitting next to me
- our rooms were side by side
adjective
(of elected officers) elected but not yet serving
Synonyms
future(a)
succeeding(a)
Examples
- our next president
adjective
(of a day of the week) nearest (or nearest but one) after the present moment
Examples
- not this Saturday, next Saturday
- on Tuesday next
adverb
at the time or occasion immediately following
Examples
- next the doctor examined his back