next (adv.)

  1. at the time or occasion immediately following; next the doctor examined his back'

    next (adj.)

  1. immediately following in time or order; the following day; next in line; the next president; the next item on the list

    [ Syn: following ]

  2. nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; had adjacent rooms; in the next room; the person sitting next to me; our rooms were side by side

    [ Syn: adjacent , side by side ]

  3. (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; our next president

    [ Syn: future , succeeding ]

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