indeed

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Etymology

in- +‎ deed (similar to in fact).

Pronunciation

Adverb

indeed (not comparable)

  1. (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 […]
  2. (degree, after the adjective modified) In fact.
    As a soccer player he is terrible indeed.

Synonyms

Interjection

indeed

  1. indicates emphatic agreement
    "I'm a great runner." "Indeed!"

Synonyms

Translations

indication of agreement
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 就是 cmn(cmn) (jiùshì), 確實 cmn(cmn), 确实 cmn(cmn) (quèshí)
  • Dutch: inderdaad, en of
  • Finnish: aivan fi(fi), totta fi(fi)
  • Macedonian: секако mk(mk) (sékako)
  • Russian: в самом деле (v sámom déle), действительно (dejstvítel'no), правда (právda), точно (tóchno)
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