gonna
About to, casually
Gonna is an informal spelling of "going to," representing how that phrase sounds in casual speech: I'm gonna need you to stay late, What are you gonna do about it?
It appears frequently in dialogue, song lyrics, and informal writing, but rarely in formal contexts.
Arranging for future events
- about toPoised to act
- willFaculty of deliberate choice
- intendHave as purpose
- expectConsider likely to occur
prepare · aim · anticipate · hope · ready · determined · decided · set
Vow or use profanity
- vowSolemn personal commitment
- pledgeBinding promise given
- guaranteeFormal promise of fulfillment
- committedFirmly pledged or bound
word · promise · assured · determined · devoted · dedicated · resolved · bound
Warning to be careful
- betterOf higher quality
- warningAlert about danger
- or elseImplied negative consequence
- consequencesResults of actions taken
beware · careful · mark my words · wait and see · regret
wanna
Desire to, casually
kinda · sorta · outta · hafta · dunno · coulda · shoulda · woulda · tryna · finna
planning
Arranging for future events
expect · prepare · aim · anticipate · hope · ready · determined · decided · set · committed
swear
Vow or use profanity
committed · word · promise · assured · determined · devoted · dedicated · resolved · bound · meant
watch out
Warning to be careful
consequences · beware · careful · mark my words · wait and see · regret
- future intentionswant to, aim to, will, shall, wanna
- Informal Englishwanna, gotta, lemme, kinda, sorta
- Informal Spellingswanna, gotta, oughta, shoulda, woulda
- intentionsgoals, aims, I will, purposes, I want
- kidspeakboo-boo, booboo, cooties, gimme, gotta
- future markerswill, shall, about to, finna, fixing to
gonnagoing to
Expresses future intent
shall · will · proper grammar · formal speech · written English
- long goneDeparted very long ago
- gone outLeft a place
- gone wrongDeviated from intended outcome
- gone throughExperienced or completed
- gone badSpoiled, unfit to consume
- gone downMoved downward, decreased