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gonna

[ gaw-nuh; unstressed guh-nuh ]

Informal.
  1. going to:

    Are we gonna go soon?



gonna

/ ˈɡɒnə /

verb

  1. going to
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gonna1

A phonetic spelling representing the pronunciation of the phrase in continuous rapid speech
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Example Sentences

He added in a second video: “There’s gonna be people concerned and asking questions. At this time, just gonna keep a lot of things private and y’all just bear with me. But like I said, I need your prayers.”

"I'm acutely aware that I could go any day now," he says, "but I don't know why it doesn't concern me. I'm not afraid of it. I have the feeling that I'm gonna be alright."

From BBC

“We’re gonna blend the edges, and that’s where the art is, some of it.”

“I’m not really gonna run someone over, and is it really worth it to get the extra one or two yards?”

“Shoot, if I can play, I’m gonna play,” McConkey said Thursday after practice, during which he was a limited participant.

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