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Added 10 October 2026

gonna

/ɡən.ə/ verb

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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.

Origin

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).

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