Meaning

2 senses
  1. (modal, not comparable)Synonym of actually or truly.

    Indeed, he made several misplays.

    Yes, I do indeed look very similar to you.

  2. (not comparable)In fact.

    As a soccer player, he is terrible indeed.

    in der Tat

    в са́мом де́леv sámom déle, действи́тельноdejstvítelʹno, пра́вдаprávda

    ді́йсноdíjsno, спра́вдіsprávdi

More definitions
  • (used as an interjection) an expression of surprise or skepticism or irony etc.
  • in truth (often tends to intensify)

Examples

248 sentences
  1. She is, indeed, a lovely girl.

    Вона дійсно мила дівчинка. — deniko

  2. It may, indeed, be a mistake.

    Це дійсно може бути помилкою. — deniko

    ruЭто действительно может быть ошибкой. — Leonid204

    deEs könnte sich in der Tat um einen Fehler handeln. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Tom may indeed have a point.

    Том, можливо, й насправці має рацію. — deniko

  4. We had a very good time indeed.

    Ми дійсно чудово провели час. — ascolto

    ruМы действительно прекрасно провели время. — marafon

    deWir haben uns wirklich gut amüsiert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. It's very sad indeed.

    Це дуже сумно, насправді. — Anjy

    ruЭто действительно очень грустно. — marafon

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
modal: truly; in fact; actually:
Русский
By meaning 1
modal: truly; in fact; actually:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
modal: truly; in fact; actually:

Origin

From Middle English indede, univerbation of the phrase in dede (“in sooth, in fact”). Cogn

From Middle English indede, univerbation of the phrase in dede (“in sooth, in fact”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian innerdoat, innedoat (“indeed”), West Frisian yndied (“indeed”), Dutch inderdaad (“indeed”), German in der Tat (“indeed”). By surface analysis, in + deed. Compare in fact, in truth, etc. First attested in the early 14ᵗʰ century.

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Synonyms

3 synonyms
yeaactually or truly
Close in meaning
  • in truth (often tends to intensify):so

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
indeed — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto