Category:Next

Next, a., superl. of nigh. Etym: [as. n, niéhst, n, superl. of neáh Nigh. See nigh.]

1. Nearest in place; having no similar object intervening. Chaucer. Her princely guest was next her side; in order sat the rest. Dryden. Fear followed me so hard, that i fled the next way. Bunyan.

2. Nearest in time; as, the next day or hour.

3. Adjoining in a series; immediately preceding or following in Order. None could tell whose turn should be the next. Gay.

4. Nearest in degree, quality, rank, right, or relation; as, the next Heir was an infant. The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen. Ruth ii. 20.

Note: next is usually followed by to before an object, but to is Sometimes omitted. In such cases next in considered by many Grammarians as a preposition. Next friend (law), one who represents An infant, a married woman, or any person who can not appear sui Juris, in a suit at law.

Next Next, adv.

Defn: in the time, place, or order nearest or immediately suceeding; As, this man follows next.