gonna

verb

/ɡən.ə/UK/ˈɡʌn.ə/US/ɡən.ə/

Etymology

Contraction of going to. Attested since 1913 (OED, "gonna"). The pronunciation of present participles with the sound n rather than ng has a long history (see g-dropping on Wikipedia).

Definitions

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A modal used to express a future action that is being planned or prepared for in the…
A modal used to express a future action that is being planned or prepared for in the present.
- I'm gonna hafta find a new job soon.
- Well, you ain't got much longer to laugh. I'm coming, and I'm gonna put one in your dirty hide for every lying crack that you made about me, see?
- Never gonna give you up, / Never gonna let you down, / Never gonna run around and desert you. / Never gonna make you cry, / Never gonna say goodbye, / Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA