indeed
[in-deed]
- 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?
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- (used as an expression of surprise, incredulity, irony, etc.): Indeed! I can scarcely believe it.
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Origin of indeed
1300–50; Middle English; orig. phrase in deed
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Contemporary Examples
Indeed, every teacher is expected to be a Muslim by birth or conversion.
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January 9, 2015
Indeed, as an almost purely advisory firm, Lazard is (appropriately) barely affected by the Dodd-Frank reforms.
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.
Indeed, some of those troops who ran away from defending Mosul were already American-trained.
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Historical Examples
Yet his voice was unbroken and he was, indeed, unconscious of the tears.
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"Marvellous, indeed, is the mystery of our being," exclaimed Anaxagoras.
PhilotheaLydia Maria Child
"If it be as you have said, Anaxagoras is indeed happier than princes," he replied.
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On the contrary, indeed, he appeared to joy immensely in Percival's way of life.
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He walked, indeed, with a step of amazing springiness for a man of his years.
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indeed
- certainly; actuallyindeed, it may never happen
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- (intensifier)that is indeed amazing
- or rather; what is morea comfortable, indeed extremely wealthy family
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- an expression of doubt, surprise, etc
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Word Origin and History for indeed
adv.
early 14c., in dede "in fact, in truth," from Old English dæd (see deed). Written as two words till c.1600. As an interjection, 1590s; as an expression of surprise or disgust, 1834. Emphatic form in yes (or no) indeedy attested from 1856, American English.
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