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| - | # {{informal}} [[going to|Going to]] (before a [[bare infinitive]]). | + | # {{context|with bare infinitive}} {{eye dialect of|going to|dot=|nodot=1}}: {{non-gloss definition|used to express a future action.}} |
| - | #: ''I'm never '''gonna''' give you up.'' | + | #* '''1987''', [[w:Stock Aitken Waterman|Stock Aitken Waterman]] (writers), [[w:Rick Astley|Rick Astley]] (singer), "[[w:Never Gonna Give You Up|Never '''Gonna''' Give You Up]]" (song), in ''[[w:Whenever You Need Somebody|Whenever You Need Somebody]]'' (album), RCA Records (label), refrain: |
| - | # A marker of the future tense. | + | #*: 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. |
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