meaning of next
1. Nearest in place; having no similar object intervening.
2. Nearest in time; as, the next day or hour.
3. Adjoining in a series; immediately preceding or following in order.
4. Nearest in degree, quality, rank, right, or relation; as, the next heir was an infant.
5. In the time, place, or order nearest or immediately suceeding; as, this man follows next.
6. 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
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Related Words
next | next door | next friend | next of kin | next program counter | next-to-last | nextstep |