gonna

UK /ɡən.ə/ US /ˈɡʌn.ə/

verb 1

Definitions

verb

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.

Well, you ain't got much longer to laugh. I'm coming, and I'm gonna put one in your dirty hide for every lying crack that you made about me, see?

Collocations

ADJ.

able, impossible

If you don't practice, you're gonna find it impossible to pass the test.

VERB + GONNA

ain't, coming, cry, desert, don't, say, signing, think

I ain't gonna cry about what happened yesterday.

GONNA + NOUN

barbecue, cell, hafta, hours, myself, shower, socks, world

I'm gonna take a shower before we head out to the barbecue.

PREP.

about, around, down, down, in, off, up, up

I'm gonna head down to the store after work tomorrow.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

haters gonna hate

The opinions of critics ultimately have no effect and are unlikely to change, so it is best to ignore them.

Playas gonna play / Haters gonna hate / That's the way it is / That's just how it's been

Example Bank

I'm gonna hafta find a new job soon.

Wiktionary

Well, you ain't got much longer to laugh. I'm coming, and I'm gonna put one in your dirty hide for every lying crack that you made about me, see?

Wiktionary

Never gonna give you up, / Never gonna let you down, / Never gonna run around and desert you. / Never gonna make you cry, / Never gonna say goodbye, / Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you.

Wiktionary

I'm gonna shoot him.

Tatoeba · #1341

I think I'm gonna go to sleep.

Tatoeba · #1645

Let's face it, it's impossible. We're never gonna make it.

Tatoeba · #1851

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, gonna is marked as colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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