adj

• Nearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining.
  "A prophet I, Madam; and I speak the truth the next way: […]"
• (chiefly law) Nearest in relationship. (See also next of kin.)
  "next friend"

det

• (of days of the week or months of the year) Closest in the future, or closest but one if the closest is very soon; of days, sometimes thought to specifically refer to the instance closest to seven days (one week) in the future.
  "The party is next Tuesday; that is, not tomorrow, but eight days from now."

adv

• In a time, place, rank or sequence closest or following.
  "First we removed all the handles; next, we stripped off the old paint."

prep

• (obsolete or poetic) On the side of; nearest or adjacent to; next to.
  "D is so dainty a letter, that she admits no other consonant next her but R:[…]"