definition of
[next]

[1] #1 next s. [following] immediately following in time or order; "the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list". wn

[2] #2 next s. [adjacent, side by side] 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". wn

[3] #3 next r. at the time or occasion immediately following; "next the doctor examined his back". wn

[4] #4 next s. [future, succeeding] (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president". wn