1. (adj.)next immediately following in time, order, importance, etc.: the next day.
2. next nearest in place or position: the next room.
3. (adv.)next in the place, time, order, etc., nearest or immediately following: We're going to London next. This is my next oldest daughter.
4. next on the first occasion to follow: when next we meet.
5. (prep.)next adjacent to; nearest: the closet next the blackboard.
6. next in a house, apartment, office, etc., adjacent to.
7. next next to; verging on.
8. next adjacent to: Sit next to me.
9. next almost; nearly: next to impossible.
10. next aside from: Next to me, you're the best.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME next(e), OE niehst, superl. of nēahnigh (see -est1))
Definition of 'NEXT'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (adj)following, next immediately following in time or order "the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list"
2. (adj)adjacent, next, side by side(p) 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. (adverb)future(a), next, succeeding(a) (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving "our next president"
4. (adverb)next at the time or occasion immediately following "next the doctor examined his back"
1. (adjective)next (of a time, person, etc.) coming after the present one The next person to arrive was Brian.; Next time you need to talk, just give me a call.; Let's meet for lunch next week.; We get back next Friday.
2. next the next thing I knew used when you are telling a story to indicate sth surprising happened We were just talking, and the next thing I knew she was screaming at me to get out.
3. next (of a place) nearest to the present position Take the next road on the left.; See the red house? Our house is the next one.
4. (adverb)next immediately after We saw the monkeys. What should we go see next?; It all looked so delicious, I didn't know what to eat next.
5. next the following time you do sth after the present time Say hi from me when you next speak to her.
6. (preposition)next next to very near, with nothing between Would you like to sit next to me?; They're building a new supermarket next to the church.
7. (pronoun)next the following person or thing "Who's next to read to me?" the teacher asked.
Definition of 'NEXT'
Webster Dictionary
1. (adverb)NEXT in the time, place, or order nearest or immediately suceeding; as, this man follows next
2. NEXT nearest in place; having no similar object intervening
3. NEXT nearest in time; as, the next day or hour
4. NEXT adjoining in a series; immediately preceding or following in order
5. NEXT nearest in degree, quality, rank, right, or relation; as, the next heir was an infant
Sense: nearest in place, time etc When you have called at that house, go on to the next one; The next person to arrive late will be sent away; Who is next on the list?
Definitions of NEXT 
Afrikaans: volgende
Arabic: تالٍ، مُجاوِر
Bulgarian: съседен
Brazilian: seguinte
Czech: další, příští, sousední
German: nächst
Danish: næste
Greek: επόμενος, προσεχής, πλησι
Spanish: próximo, siguiente
Estonian: järgmine
Farsi: بعدی
Finnish: seuraava
French: prochain, suivant, voisin
Hebrew: הַבָּא
Hindi: अगला
Croatian: sljedeći, najbliži
Hungarian: legközelebbi
Indonesian: berikutnya
Icelandic: næstur
Italian: prossimo, seguente
Japanese: 次の
Korean: 다음의
Lithuanian: kitas, gretimas, artimiau
Latvian: nākošais
Malay: yang berikutnya
Dutch: volgend
Norwegian: neste, førstkommende
Polish: następny
Persian: بعدی
Pashto: بل يو
Portuguese: seguinte
Romanian: următor
Russian: ближайший, соседний; след
Slovak: ďalší
Slovenian: naslednji
Serbian: sledeći
Swedish: nästa
Thai: ต่อไป
Turkish: bir sonraki, yanı başında
Taiwanese: 下一個
Ukrainian: наступний; сусідній
Urdu: اگلا
Vietnamese: tiếp sau
Chinese: 下一个
