What does indeed mean?
Definitions for indeed
ɪnˈdidin·deed
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word indeed.
Princeton's WordNet
indeed, so(adverb)
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!"
indeed(adverb)
(used as an interjection) an expression of surprise or skepticism or irony etc.
"Wants to marry the butler? Indeed!"
Wiktionary
indeed(Adverb)
truly; in fact; actually
Indeed, he made several misplays.
Etymology: From indede, equivalent to (similar to in fact). Compare also inderdaad and in der Tat. More at in, deed.
indeed(Adverb)
In fact.
As a soccer player he is terrible indeed.
Etymology: From indede, equivalent to (similar to in fact). Compare also inderdaad and in der Tat. More at in, deed.
indeed(Interjection)
indicates emphatic agreement
"I'm a great runner." "Indeed!"
Etymology: From indede, equivalent to (similar to in fact). Compare also inderdaad and in der Tat. More at in, deed.
Webster Dictionary
Indeed(adverb)
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
Etymology: [Prep. in + deed.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Indeed
in-dēd′, adv. in fact: in truth: in reality. It emphasises an affirmation, marks a qualifying word or clause, a concession or admission, or, used as an interj., it expresses surprise or interrogation.
CrunchBase
Indeed
Indeed is the #1 job site worldwide, available in more than 50 countries and 26 languages, and covering 94% of global GDP. With more than 100 million monthly unique visitors, Indeed has double the traffic of the next leading job site. According to a recent study, Indeed is the #1 source of external hire for employers (SilkRoad, 2013). Since 2004, Indeed has given job seekers free access to millions of jobs from thousands of company websites and job boards. As the leading pay for performance recruitment advertising network, Indeed drives millions of targeted applicants to jobs in every field and is the most cost-effective source of candidates for thousands of companies.Founded by Paul Forster and Rony Kahan, Indeed has over 800 employees with offices in Austin, Dublin, London, San Mateo, New York and Stamford.
Suggested Resources
indeed
Song lyrics by indeed -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by indeed on the Lyrics.com website.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'indeed' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #511
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'indeed' in Written Corpus Frequency: #525
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'indeed' in Adverbs Frequency: #70
Anagrams for indeed »
denied
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of indeed in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of indeed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of indeed in a Sentence
Andrew Kenningham from Oxford Economics:
Indeed, we think the economy will continue to grow at only a very anemic pace in the first half of this year.
In Torcaso v. Watkins, (1961), we did indeed refer to ‘secular humanism’ as a ‘religion’.
As President Trump has made very clear, we need a strategy that protects the American economy and indeed our way of life. The free world must triumph over this new tyranny, the truth is that our policies -- and those of other free nations -- resurrected China's failing economy, only to see Beijing bite the international hands that were feeding it. We opened our arms to Chinese citizens, only to see the Chinese Communist Party exploit our free and open society.
In reality, we are still in the Wild West era with regard to our abilities to accurately assess risks surrounding each disease, indeed, predictive models for cancer prognosis and life expectancy are far from perfect, while effects of many treatments are not wholly known.
Our hope and prayer is that indeed Russia and Iran will stay committed to the concept of a transition that really legitimizes governance in Syria in a way that can bring about a ceasefire and in a way that can bring an end to the conflict, that is not regime change, that is Assad change.
Popularity rank by frequency of use
Translations for indeed
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- في الواقعArabic
- vskutkuCzech
- sandeligDanish
- in der TatGerman
- de hecho, efectivamente, en verdad, claro, por supuesto, de veras, realmente, sin duda, en efecto, verdaderamente, desde luego, en realidadSpanish
- oikeasti, totta, tosiaan, todella, aivanFinnish
- certes, certainement, en effet, vraiment, bien sûrFrench
- gu dearbhScottish Gaelic
- אכןHebrew
- memangIndonesian
- fakteIdo
- infatti, giàItalian
- quidem, certeLatin
- секако, баш, навистинаMacedonian
- inderdaad, en of, daadwerkelijkDutch
- naprawdę, w rzeczy samejPolish
- de fato, realmentePortuguese
- într-adevărRomanian
- действительноRussian
- உண்மையில்Tamil
- నిజానికిTelugu
- aslındaTurkish
Get even more translations for indeed »
Translation
Find a translation for the indeed definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
"indeed." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2021. Web. 2 Mar. 2021. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/indeed>.