indeed

[ in-deed ]

adverb

1. in fact; in reality; in truth; truly (used for emphasis, to confirm and amplify a previous statement, to indicate a concession or admission, or, interrogatively, to obtain confirmation):

   Indeed, it did rain as hard as predicted. Did you indeed finish the work?

interjection

1. (used as an expression of surprise, incredulity, irony, etc.):

   Indeed! I can scarcely believe it.

indeed

/ ɪnˈdiːd /

sentence connector

1. certainly; actually

   indeed, it may never happen

adverb

1. (intensifier)

   that is indeed amazing

2. or rather; what is more

   a comfortable, indeed extremely wealthy family

interjection

1. an expression of doubt, surprise, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of indeed¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English; originally phrase in deed

Example Sentences

Indeed, every teacher is expected to be a Muslim by birth or conversion.

From The Daily Beast

Indeed, as an almost purely advisory firm, Lazard is (appropriately) barely affected by the Dodd-Frank reforms.

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Indeed, Lion Air, with 45 percent of the domestic Indonesian airline market, has swallowed the Fernandes formula whole.

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Indeed, study after study affirms the benefits of involved fatherhood for women and children.

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Indeed, some of those troops who ran away from defending Mosul were already American-trained.

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Here began indeed, in the drab surroundings of the workshop, in the silent mystery of the laboratory, the magic of the new age.

From Project Gutenberg

Dean Swift was indeed a misanthrope by theory, however he may have made exception to private life.

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And all over the world each language would be taught with the same accent and quantities and idioms—a very desirable thing indeed.

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Indeed, a score of bodies lying there had not been seen by Malcolm during his first frenzied examination of the house.

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The Spaniards, indeed, feigned to regard them only as a remnant of the rebels who had joined the pre-existing brigand bands.

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Related Words

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