next

Meanings

• immediately following in time or order
  • "next in line"
  • "the next president"
  • "the next item on the list"
• nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space
  • "in the next room"
  • "the person sitting next to me"
• (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving
  • "our next president"
• at the time or occasion immediately following
  • "next the doctor examined his back"

Synonyms

adjacent, following, future, side by side, succeeding