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gonna
[ gaw-nuh; unstressed guh-nuh ]
/ ˈgɔ nə; unstressed gə nə /
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Informal.
going to: Are we gonna go soon?
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Origin of gonna
A phonetic spelling representing the pronunciation of the phrase in continuous rapid speech
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How to use gonna in a sentence
Where I'm a-gonna git the money t' pay f'r it all, I'm blessed if I know!
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British Dictionary definitions for gonna
gonna
/ (ˈɡɒnə) /
verb, contraction of slang
going to
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