indeed

[ in-deed ]

/ ɪnˈdid /

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adverb

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

(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; originally phrase in deed

Words nearby indeed

indecl., indeclinable, indecomposable, indecorous, indecorum, indeed, in deep, indef., indefatigable, in default of, indefeasible

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How to use indeed in a sentence

Indeed, every teacher is expected to be a Muslim by birth or conversion.
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Indeed, as an almost purely advisory firm, Lazard is (appropriately) barely affected by the Dodd-Frank reforms.
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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.
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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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British Dictionary definitions for indeed

indeed

/ (ɪnˈdiːd) /

sentence connector

certainly; actuallyindeed, it may never happen

adverb

(intensifier)that is indeed amazing

or rather; what is morea comfortable, indeed extremely wealthy family

interjection

an expression of doubt, surprise, etc

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