Used in a Sentence

gonna

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for gonna.

Editorial note

But I gotta say, I have the feeling that the pendulum is gonna swing back pretty soon.

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Quick take

(colloquial) A modal used to express a future action that is being planned or prepared for in the present.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of gonna gathered in one view.

verb

(colloquial) A modal used to express a future action that is being planned or prepared for in the present.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for gonna.

verb

(colloquial) A modal used to express a future action that is being planned or prepared for in the present.

Example sentences

1

But I gotta say, I have the feeling that the pendulum is gonna swing back pretty soon.

2

If the text is in the DOM, it's gonna get indexed.

3

The question is, who is gonna pay for vaccinations?

4

If you have roommates that don't believe in cleaning, ever, then you're gonna have a bad time.

5

Plurk's gonna burn a lot of sympathy if they do, and it may not even be a tactically sound decision.

6

But after we did it no one else should (except our allies) and we are gonna keep it.

7

If you have roommates that spend a lot of time torrenting and your internet gets shut off, you're gonna have a bad time.

8

No reason why this couldn't be done locally, and text queries sent out for non-local requests (such as, what's the weather gonna be).

9

They're a bit expensive, but I guess at the rate of everything else it's about what you're gonna get.

10

On an unrelated note, we're gonna need you to come in and work for free this weekend.

11

If you have a roommate that loves throwing parties, and everyone else is maybe super tired from working, you're gonna have a bad time.

12

As a Gentoo user we're gonna have terrible dependency problems for the next few years.

Quote examples

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I honestly don't think anyone's gonna upset this by building a "better Facebook" at this point.

2

They simply said in essence: "Hey, you've got bandwidth, so we're gonna use it however we please unless you tell us differently.

3

It just seems like their execs get in the room together and go "What the fuck are we gonna do today, boys?

4

The real issue here is how those different methods rank against other "options" with similar search results, searching specifically among your own site isn't gonna yield anything that interesting.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use gonna in a sentence?

But I gotta say, I have the feeling that the pendulum is gonna swing back pretty soon.

What does gonna mean?

(colloquial) A modal used to express a future action that is being planned or prepared for in the present.

What part of speech is gonna?

gonna is commonly used as verb.