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1. (adv.) indeed
in fact; in truth (used for emphasis or confirmation):
It did indeed rain.
2. (interj.) indeed
(used to express surprise or ironic skepticism):
That's a fine excuse indeed.
Etymology: (ME)
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| Definition of 'indeed' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adverb) indeed, so
in truth (often tends to intensify)
"they said the car would break down and indeed it did"; "it is very cold indeed"; "was indeed grateful"; "indeed, the rain may still come"; "he did so do it!"
2. (adverb) indeed
(used as an interjection) an expression of surprise or skepticism or irony etc.
"Wants to marry the butler? Indeed!"
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1. (adverb) indeed
emphasizes information is true, when there has been doubt
It turned out that he was indeed present at the time of the murder.
2. indeed
emphasizes or develops a statement
This is a fine painting. Indeed, it is one of the best I have ever seen.
3. indeed
emphasizes a description
The wine was very good indeed.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adverb) indeed
in reality; in truth; in fact; verily; truly; -- used in a variety of sense. Esp.: (a) Denoting emphasis; as, indeed it is so. (b) Denoting concession or admission; as, indeed, you are right. (c) Denoting surprise; as, indeed, is it you? Its meaning is not intrinsic or fixed, but depends largely on the form of expression which it accompanies
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Sense: really; in fact; as you say; of course etc
`He's very talented, isn't he?' He is indeed; `Do you remember your grandmother?' `Indeed I do!'
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 Afrikaans: Inderdaad |
 Arabic: حَقًّـا، بالفِعْل، حَقيقَ |
 Bulgarian: наистина |
 Brazilian: realmente |
 Czech: opravdu, samozřejmě |
 German: allerdings |
 Danish: virkelig; sandelig |
 Greek: πράγματι |
 Estonian: tõesti, küll |
 Farsi: واقعاً؛ البته |
 Finnish: todella |
 French: en effet |
 Hebrew: אָכֵן |
 Hindi: अवश्य ही, वास्तव में |
 Croatian: dabome! |
 Hungarian: valóban |
 Indonesian: sungguh |
 Icelandic: vissulega; svo sannarlega |
 Italian: certo, proprio |
 Japanese: 確かに |
 Korean: 정말 |
 Lithuanian: žinoma, tikrai |
 Latvian: patiešām; patiesi |
 Malay: sudah tentu |
 Dutch: inderdaad |
 Norwegian: virkelig; ja visst!; rikt |
 Polish: faktycznie |
 Persian: واقعاً؛ البته |
 Pashto: واقعاً |
 Portuguese: realmente |
 Romanian: într-adevăr |
 Russian: в самом деле, действитель |
 Slovak: naozaj, samozrejme |
 Slovenian: seveda |
 Serbian: zaista |
 Swedish: verkligen, minsann |
 Thai: แน่นอน |
 Turkish: elbette, kuşkusuz, tabiî |
 Taiwanese: 的確 |
 Ukrainian: справді, дійсно |
 Urdu: یقینا |
 Vietnamese: quả thực |
 Chinese: 真正地 |
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