gonna

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gonna

/ɡən.ə/ UK
/ˈɡʌn.ə/ US
/ˈɡɔn.ə/ US
/ɡən.ə/ unstressed
[ɡõ]
/ɡən.ə/ Australia

Sounds like gunner (based on the /ˈɡʌn.ə/ pronunciation), goner (based on the /ˈɡɒn.ə/ pronunciation) (non-rhotic) · Rhymes with -ʌnə, -ɔnə, -ɒnə, -ʌ

Where it comes from

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).

verb gon · gon' · gunna · gonner · gunner · gna

auxiliary, colloquial 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.

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Closest in meaning: accounts, aii, all, allez, alright, are, auditors, aura, bankrupt, can, come, cops, count, decided, doin, doing

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@misc{gonna_2026,
  title = {gonna},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gonna},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}