Thesaurus: next

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1. superl. Nearest in place; having no similar object intervening.
2. superl. Nearest in time; as, the next day or hour.
3. superl. Adjoining in a series; immediately preceding or following in order.
4. superl. Nearest in degree, quality, rank, right, or relation; as, the next heir was an infant.
5. adv. In the time, place, or order nearest or immediately suceeding; as, this man follows next.
6. adj. immediately following in time or order
7. adj. nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space
8. adj. (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving
9. adj. (of a day of the week) nearest (or nearest but one) after the present moment
10. adv. at the time or occasion immediately following
11. 1. Nearest in place; having no similar object intervening. Chaucer. Her princely guest Was next her side; in order sat the rest. Dryden. Fear followed me so hard, that I fled the next way. Bunyan. 2. Nearest in time; as, the next day or hour. 3. Adjoining in a series; immediately preceding or following in order. None could tell whose turn should be the next. Gay. 4. Nearest in degree, quality, rank, right, or relation; as, the next heir was an infant. The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen. Ruth ii. 20. Note: Next is usually followed by to before an object, but to is sometimes omitted. In such cases next in considered by many grammarians as a preposition. Next friend (Law), one who represents an infant, a married woman, or any person who can not appear sui juris, in a suit at law. In the time, place, or order nearest or immediately suceeding; as, this man follows next.
12. In the time, place, or order nearest or immediately suceeding;as, this man follows next.