Denotes the one immediately following the current or most recent one.
(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 one that follows after this one.
An adjective "next" refers to something that is nearest in place or position, with no similar things in between, and can also mean the most direct, shortest, or nearest in distance or time.
Nearest in order, succession, or rank; immediately following (or sometimes preceding) in order.
(See also next of kin.) (chiefly law) Nearest in relationship.
(obsolete or poetic) On the side of; nearest or adjacent to; next to.
An adverb "next" refers to something that follows in time, place, rank, or sequence, and can also be used to indicate something that follows something previously mentioned.
On the first subsequent occasion.