English Explanatory Dictionary

gonna

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. A modal used to express a future action that is being planned or prepared for in the present.

Pronunciation

/ɡən.ə/ /ˈɡʌn.ə/ /ˈɡɔn.ə/ en-us-gonna.ogg [ɡõ]

Word forms

gonna gon gon' gunna gonner gunner gna

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).

Related words

to coulda gotta shoulda wanna woulda I'm 'onna I'mma finna

Derived words

gonnabe
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