Indeed
[ɪn'diːd] or [ɪn'did]
Definition
(adv.) (used as an interjection) an expression of surprise or skepticism or irony etc.; 'Wants to marry the butler? Indeed!'.
(adv.) 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!'.
Typist: Marcus--From WordNet
Definition
(adv.) 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.
Edited by Katy
Synonyms and Synonymous
ad. Truly, really, veritably, positively, absolutely, certainly, in fact, in truth, in reality.
interj. Really, is it so, you don't say so, who'd have thought it, Heaven save the mark.
Typed by Lesley
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Truly, verily, certainly, really, in_truth, in_fact
ANT:Erroneous, untrue, void_of_truth, false, fallacious
Editor: Rhoda
Definition
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.
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Examples
- I told his impudence that the gilt pestle and mortar was quite ornament enough; as if I was born, indeed, to be a country surgeon's wife! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The wind, indeed, seemed made for the scene, as the scene seemed made for the hour. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- No, indeed, sir,' returned Mrs. Sparsit, with a gentle melancholy upon her. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Hence, indeed, his position as a senator was not a little useful to him. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Instead she insisted that he accept, and, indeed, take her with him. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Often, indeed, when pressed by Hortense to come, she would refuse, because Robert did not second, or but slightly seconded the request. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Indeed, I am wrong altogether. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- He could not deny this, and indeed was very reasonable throughout. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Indeed, Doctor, said Holmes blandly. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- I was very careful indeed as to that. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Is there, indeed, such happiness on earth? Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Hunger and recent ill-usage are great assistants if you want to cry; and Oliver cried very naturally indeed. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Judaism is indeed the reconstructed political ideal of many shattered peoples--mainly Semitic. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Can't, indeed,' rejoined Bob Sawyer, 'I wouldn't mind a brain, but I couldn't stand a whole head. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Very well indeed! Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Indeed, I think so, Esther, replied Caddy. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I was glad for both your sakes, and indeed I am very fond of Crispin. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Its tone was indeed solemn and pervasive. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Indeed Scott did not deem it important to hold anything beyond the Rio Grande, and authorized Taylor to fall back to that line if he chose. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Indeed I am very sorry. Jane Austen. Emma.
- It was indeed a moveable pair of stairs, the lowest end placed at ten feet distance from the wall of the chamber. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- Very much, indeed, if you'll teach me, sir,' replied Oliver. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Fanny had indeed nothing to convey from aunt Norris, but a message to say she hoped that her god-daughter was a good girl, and learnt her book. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- I have seen people get rid of a good deal of other people's money, and bear it very well: very well indeed. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- I am better now--I can answer you as I ought, Mr. Gilmore, I can indeed. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The perpetual allotment and destination of this fund, indeed, is not always guarded by any positive law, by any trust-right or deed of mortmain. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- A pretty list indeed, said Brougham, alluding to my characters, as advertised in the newspapers by Stockdale. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Mr. Shelby did not know what to say, and so he said, Indeed! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Indeed, indeed, I pity him from my heart,' returned Louisa; 'and I hope that he will clear himself. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Yes, indeed, he said; I believe that he would. Plato. The Republic.
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