indeed
English
Alternative forms
- endeed (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English indede, equivalent to in- + deed (similar to in fact). Compare also Dutch inderdaad (“indeed”) and German in der Tat (“indeed”). More at in, deed.
Pronunciation
Adverb
indeed (not comparable)
- (modal) truly; in fact; actually
- Indeed, he made several misplays.
- 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page vii
- With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get […]
- (degree, after the adjective modified) In fact.
- As a soccer player he is terrible indeed.
Synonyms
- (actually): certainly, definitely, in fact, indubitably, really, surely, truly, undoubtedly
Translations
modal: truly; in fact; actually
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degree: in fact
Interjection
indeed
- indicates emphatic agreement
- "I'm a great runner." "Indeed!"
Synonyms
Translations
indication of agreement
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