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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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British Dictionary definitions for gonna

gonna
/ (ˈɡɒnə) /

verb, contraction of slang
going to
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