1. (

• following ,
• next

) immediately following in time or order; "the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list" ;

2. (

• adjacent ,
• next ,
• 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" ;

3. (

• future ,
• next ,
• succeeding

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

4. (

• next ,

) (of a day of the week) nearest (or nearest but one) after the present moment; "not this Saturday, next Saturday"; "on Tuesday next" ;

1. (

• next

) at the time or occasion immediately following; "next the doctor examined his back" ;