Difference between Following and Next

FOLLOWING vs NEXT: NOUN

A group or gathering of admirers, adherents, or disciples.
The item or items to be mentioned next.
A body of followers, retainers, attendants, or supporters; the adherents, disciples, or imitators of a particular leader or system, considered collectively; the persons composing a sect or party that follows the lead of a chief, or is devoted to the same cause, body of principles, or system of teaching or action.
What one follows as an occupation or trade; vocation; calling; occupation.
One's followers, adherents, or dependents, collectively.
Vocation; business; profession.
A group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage.
Something to be mentioned immediately later. Used with the definite article the.
A group of followers or enthusiasts
The act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture

About to be specified
Coming next, either in sequence or in time
Blowing in the direction of travel
In the desired direction
About to be mentioned or specified
(In the field of a telescope) In the direction from which stars are apparently moving (in consequence of the earth's rotation). In the direction toward which stars appear to move is called preceding.
Next after; succeeding; ensuing.
Blowing in the same direction as the course of a ship or aircraft. Used of wind.
Now to be enumerated.
Coming next in time or order.
Going or proceeding or coming after in the same direction
Immediately following in time or order

In naval architecture, said of the edge or end of a surface or blade, as a propeller blade, which is in the rear when moving through water: opposed to leading.
That is now to follow; now to be related, set forth, described, or explained: as, the following story I can vouch for; in the following order.
Immediately succeeding; coming next in order; ensuing: as, during the following week.

In the place or turn immediately succeeding: as, Who comes next?
Almost; within a little of being: as, next to nothing.
Nearest to; immediately adjacent to.
Nighest; nearest in place or position; adjoining: as, the next town; the next room.
Nearest in order, succession, or rank; immediately succeeding: as, advise me in your next letter; next time; next month.
Nearest or shortest in point of distance or of time; most direct in respect of the way or means.
The last preceding.
Synonyms Nearest, Next. See near.
Nearest in place; having no similar object intervening.
Nearest in time.
Adjoining in a series; immediately preceding or following in order.
Nighest; nearest; in the place, position, rank, or turn which is nearest: as, next before; next after you.
One who represents an infant, a married woman, or any person who can not appear sui juris, in a suit at law.
(of a day of the week) nearest (or nearest but one) after the present moment
Nearest in space or position
Nearest in degree, quality, rank, right, or relation.
(determiner) Closest to seven days (one week) in advance.
(determiner) The one immediately following the current or most recent one
(idiom) (next to) Adjacent to.
(idiom) (next to) Following in order or degree.
(idiom) (next to) Almost; practically.

Prior, Subsequent, After, Shadowing, Succeeding, Stalking, Favourable, Tailing, Favorable, Pursuit, Chase, Pursuing, Followers, Undermentioned, Next

Second, Expected, Ahead, Coming, Upcoming, First, Later, Last, Side by side, Adjacent, Incoming, Succeeding, Close, Following, Future

Due, Wake, Prior, Subsequent, After, Shadowing, Succeeding, Stalking, Favourable, Tailing, Favorable, Chase, Pursuing, Undermentioned, Next

Second, Expected, Ahead, Coming, Upcoming, First, Later, Last, Side by side, Adjacent, Incoming, Succeeding, Close, Following, Future

Sunday following as taken i the men assembled.
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Consider the following test, and commented out section.
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Following completion of BCT, they will attend WOCS.
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The following year the Ombudsman reported that handling of applications for ROG had improved following the two structural changes.
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It is you that I want to sit next to as we are ageing and it is you I want to rest next to.
This parameter defines the next run what the next run should process.
Next: Allows you to add more rows or move to the next row number in the list.
An adaptive team cannot report exactly what tasks they will do next week, but only which features they plan for next month.
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This mean you might have to wait for the next bus or even if it is full, take the next one.
Then the next student goes and reads the next line.
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The next system of interest looks to affect us early next week.