be going to
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be going to
- /ˈɡoʊɪŋ tu/ stressed
- /ɡoʊɪŋ tə/ unstressed
- /ɡoʊɪn tə/ unstressed
- /ɡoʊɪnə/ unstressed
- /ɡoʊnə/ unstressed
- /ɡən.ə/ unstressed
- [ˈɡʊwɪn tə] West Midlands
Where it comes from
From Middle English been goyng to, first attested in 1483—some earlier attestations have been claimed, though these are disputed—and grammaticalized over the course of the Early Modern period. Possibly influenced by the comparable use of Middle French aller (“go”), which arose somewhat earlier and is preserved in modern French.
phrase gonna · gunna · gonno
- Expresses the prospective aspect relative to a given time frame: something that will happen, or is intended, at the time, to happen. I’m going to throw out the milk if nobody’s going to drink it.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see be, going, to. It's getting late; I must be going to my grandma's.
Translations
Talk about this word "be going to." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/be%20going%20to. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. be going to. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/be%20going%20to "be going to." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/be%20going%20to.Cite this
@misc{be_going_to_2026,
title = {be going to},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/be%20going%20to},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
