Next Definition & Meaning

adjective

nɛkst

Adjective

immediately following in time or order
“next in line”
“the next president”
“the next item on the list”
Similar:Following
nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space
“in the next room”
“the person sitting next to me”
Similar:Adjacent
(of elected officers) elected but not yet serving
“our next president”
Similar:FutureSucceeding
(of a day of the week) nearest (or nearest but one) after the present moment
“not this Saturday, next Saturday”
“on Tuesday next”