next

/nษ›kst/
noun
  1. 1

    The one that follows after this one.

    โ€œNext, please, don't hold up the queue!โ€

adjective
  1. 1

    Nearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining.

  2. 2

    Nearest in order, succession, or rank; immediately following (or sometimes preceding) in order.

    โ€œthe next chapter; the next man I see; the next week; the Sunday next before Easterโ€

  3. 3

    Following in a hypothetical sequence of some kind.

    โ€œThe man was driven by his love for money and his desire to become the next Bill Gates.โ€

  4. 4

    Nearest in relationship. (See also next of kin.)

adverb
  1. 1

    In a time, place, rank or sequence closest or following.

    โ€œIt's the next best thing to ice cream.โ€

  2. 2

    On the first subsequent occasion.

    โ€œFinancial panic, earthquakes, oil spills, riots. What comes next?โ€

Antonyms

preposition
  1. 1

    On the side of; nearest or adjacent to; next to.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/next