Adjective next has 3 senses
- 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"
Antonym: distant (indirect, via close)
- future, next, succeeding - (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president"
Antonym: outgoing (indirect, via incoming)
- following, next - immediately following in time or order; "the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list"
Antonym: preceding (indirect, via succeeding)
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Adverbial next has 1 sense
- next - at the time or occasion immediately following; "next the doctor examined his back"
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