"gon" meaning in English

See gon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Contraction

IPA: /ɡən/ [unstressed], /ɡoʊn/ [stressed], /ɡɔn/ [stressed], [ɡõ(ʊ)] [stressed]
Etymology: Clipping of gonna. Compare Middle English gon, dialectal gan, Dutch gaan. Etymology templates: {{no deprecated lang param usage|Clipping of <span class='form-of-definition-link'><i class="Latn mention" lang="en">gonna</i></span>.|lang=}} Clipping of gonna., {{clipping of|en|gonna}} Clipping of gonna., {{cog|enm|gon}} Middle English gon, {{m|enm|gan}} gan, {{cog|nl|gaan}} Dutch gaan Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} gon, {{en-cont}} gon
  1. (informal) Alternative form of gonna Tags: alt-of, alternative, contraction, informal Alternative form of: gonna
    Sense id: en-gon-en-contraction-FyuIhDqr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 31 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: gons [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek γωνία (gōnía, “angle”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|γωνία||angle}} Ancient Greek γωνία (gōnía, “angle”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} gon (plural gons)
  1. (geometry, trigonometry) One hundredth of a right angle; a gradian. Categories (topical): Geometry, Trigonometry Translations (gradian): gooni (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-gon-en-noun-CEA~y2jA Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences, trigonometry
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: gons [plural]
Etymology: Clipping. Head templates: {{en-noun}} gon (plural gons)
  1. (rail transport) Abbreviation of gondola car. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: gondola car Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-gon-en-noun-0ZAmXcQ4 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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