Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
contraction
Alternative form of gonna.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, contraction, informal
Qualifier: African-American Vernacular
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
One hundredth of a right angle: a gradian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences, trigonometry
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Abbreviation of gondola car.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Clipping of gonna. Compare Middle English gon, dialectal gan, Dutch gaan.
From Ancient Greek γωνία (gōnía, “angle”). More in Wikipedia at gradian § History and name.
Clipping.
Across languages
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
