indeed

[in-deed]

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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; orig. phrase in deed

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Indeed, every teacher is expected to be a Muslim by birth or conversion.
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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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Lizzie, indeed, is fond of work; she is busy all day long, and it is evident that her sewing-machine is not allowed to rust.
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For indeed I am not of consequence enough for my master to concern himself, and be angry about such a creature as me.
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Is it indeed true that I was so near to the pleasure and honour of making your acquaintance?
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What pilot is there indeed who has not many times experienced such unpleasant sensation?
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Indeed, I feel not a little out of humor from indisposition of body.
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British Dictionary definitions for indeed

indeed

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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Word Origin and History for indeed

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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