Definition
• | Nearest in place; having no similar object intervening. |
• | Nearest in time; as, the next day or hour. |
• | Adjoining in a series; immediately preceding or following in order. |
• | Nearest in degree, quality, rank, right, or relation; as, the next heir was an infant. |
• | In the time, place, or order nearest or immediately suceeding; as, this man follows next. |