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1) [vb. + grabs] on the verge of; about to do verbal action. 2) va.-byed to make preparations, arrangements, measures, a contrivance. 3) vicinity [RY]

be going to, shall, will, just, just be going to, just about to, nearly, soon, preparation, arrangement, measures, contrivance, signifies certainty about the time of immediate action, deliberation, object of thought, "about to" clause connective, "prepare to do" [JV]

1) near; 2) preparations/ preliminaries; 3) [vb. + --] about to do verbal action [IW]