gonna
pronunciation spelling
gon·na
| \ ˈgə-nə
, gə-nə \
, gə-nə \
Definition of gonna
—used for "going to" in informal speech and in representations of such speech "It's not gonna be easy.""They're gonna get married in July.""I felt like something bad was gonna happen."
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“Gonna.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gonna. Accessed 13 Apr. 2021.
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The first known use of gonna was in 1806
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