Meaning
a modal used to express a future action that is being planned or prepared for in the present.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡʌnə/
Etymology
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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