As a Noun: 1. The period of time, event, person, or thing which comes immediately after the present one or after the previous one. English = the next one. As a Verb or Adjective: 1. To be the period of time, event, person, or thing which comes immediately after the present one or after the previous one. English = next. As Modifier: 1. Used at the beginning of a sign sentence or next to a verb (action) sign to mean that the action happened immediately after another one. English = next, then.