indeed

in·deed  (n-dd)

adv.

1. Without a doubt; certainly: very cold indeed; was indeed grateful.

2. In fact; in reality: felt sure I'd win, and indeed I did.

interj.

Used to express surprise, skepticism, or irony.

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[Middle English in dede, in fact : in, in; see in¹ + dede, deed, fact; see deed.]

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indeed [ɪnˈdiːd]

sentence connector

certainly; actually indeed, it may never happen

adv

1. (intensifier) that is indeed amazing

2. or rather; what is more a comfortable, indeed wealthy family

interj

an expression of doubt, surprise, etc.

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	indeed - 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!" so
	2.	indeed - (used as an interjection) an expression of surprise or skepticism or irony etc.; "Wants to marry the butler? Indeed!" irony - a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs

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indeed

adverb

1. certainly, yes, definitely, surely, truly, absolutely, undoubtedly, positively, decidedly, without doubt, undeniably, without question, unequivocally, indisputably, assuredly, doubtlessly, IDD (S.M.S.) 'Did you know him?' 'I did indeed.'

2. really, actually, in fact, certainly, undoubtedly, genuinely, in reality, to be sure, in truth, categorically, verily (archaic), in actuality, in point of fact, veritably, IDD (S.M.S.) Later he admitted that the payments had indeed been made.

3. very, really, truly, greatly, particularly, extremely, terribly, remarkably, unusually, profoundly, decidedly, exceedingly, superlatively, uncommonly, surpassingly, IDD (S.M.S.) I am indeed sorry I cannot help you.

Translations

indeed [ɪnˈdiːd] ADV

1. (= in fact) → de hecho
I feel, indeed I know, he is wrong → creo, de hecho sé or en realidad sé, que está equivocado
we have nothing against diversity, indeed, we want more of it → no tenemos nada en contra de la diversidad, de hecho queremos que haya más
if indeed he is wrong → si es que realmente se equivoca, si efectivamente se equivoca
the document was indeed missing → efectivamente el documento había desaparecido
it is indeed true that → es en efecto verdad que ...

2. (as intensifier) that is praise indeed → eso es todo un elogio → eso sí es una alabanza
very ... indeed: to be very good/small/intelligent indeed → ser verdaderamente or realmente bueno/pequeño/inteligente
you're doing very well indeed → vas realmente bien
we are taking the matter very seriously indeed → nos estamos tomando la cuestión sumamente en serio or pero que muy en serio
thank you very much indeed → muchísimas gracias
I'm very glad indeed → me alegro muchísimo

3. (in answer to a question) "isn't it a beautiful day?" - "yes, indeed!" → -¿a que es un día precioso? -¡desde luego! or -¡y que lo digas! or -¡ya lo creo!
"did you know him?" - "I did indeed" → -¿lo conocías? -sí que lo conocía or -claro que sí
"are you Professor Ratburn?" - "indeed I am" or "I am indeed" → -¿es usted el profesor Ratburn? -sí, señor or -el mismo
"may I go?" - "indeed you may not!" → -¿puedo ir? -¡claro que no! or -¡por supuesto que no!

4. (expressing interest) indeed?; is it indeed?; did you indeed? → ¿de veras?, ¿de verdad?, ¿ah, sí?

5. (expressing disbelief, surprise, scorn) "I did the best I could" - "indeed!" → -lo hice lo mejor que pude -¡por supuesto! or -¡claro, claro!(iro)
"he said he would do it" - "did he indeed?" → -dijo que lo haría -¿eso dijo? or -¿no me digas?
"he said I was too short" - "too short indeed!" → -dijo que era demasiado bajo -¡sí, hombre, bajísimo!(iro)

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indeed [ɪnˈdiːd] adv

(to indicate confirmation) → en effet
indeed I do
"Know what I mean?" - "Indeed I do." → "Tu vois ce que je veux dire?" - "Oui, tout à fait."
yes indeed! → bien sûr!

(= in fact) → en fait
I'm happy, indeed delighted
BUT Je suis content, et même ravi.

(following an adjective or adverb) → vraiment
It's very hard indeed → C'est vraiment très difficile.
thank you very much indeed! → merci beaucoup!

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indeed

adv

(= really, in reality, in fact) → tatsächlich, wirklich, in der Tat; I am indeed quite tired → ich bin wirklich or tatsächlich or in der Tat recht müde; I feel, indeed I know he is right → ich habe das Gefühl, ja ich weiß (sogar), dass er recht hat; who else? — indeed, who else? → wer sonst? — in der Tat or ganz recht, wer sonst?

(confirming) isn’t that strange? — indeed (it is) → ist das nicht seltsam? — allerdings; are you coming? — indeed I am! → kommst du? — aber sicher or natürlich; may I open the window? — you may indeed/indeed you may not → darf ich das Fenster öffnen? — ja bitte, aber gern doch!/nein, das dürfen Sie nicht!; are you pleased? — yes, indeed or indeed, yes! → bist du zufrieden? — oh ja, das kann man wohl sagen!; is that Charles? — indeed → ist das Charles? — ganz recht

(as intensifier) → wirklich; very … indeed → wirklich sehr …; thank you very much indeed → vielen herzlichen Dank

(showing interest, irony, surprise) → wirklich, tatsächlich; did you/is it/has she etc indeed? → nein wirklich?, tatsächlich?; his wife, indeed! → seine Frau …, dass ich nicht lache!; who is she indeed! → na, wer wohl or wer schon!; what indeed! → was wohl!; indeed? → ach so?, ach wirklich?; where indeed? → ja, wo?; what indeed? → ja, was?

(= admittedly) → zwar; there are indeed mistakes in it, but … → es sind zwar Fehler darin, aber …

(expressing possibility) if indeed … → falls … wirklich; if indeed he were wrong → falls er wirklich unrecht haben sollte; I may indeed come → es kann gut sein, dass ich komme

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indeed [ɪnˈdiːd] adv

a. → veramente, infatti, in effetti
I feel, indeed I know he is wrong → ho l'impressione, anzi sono certo che si sbaglia
there are indeed mistakes, but ... → ci sono certamente degli errori, però...
thank you very much indeed → grazie infinite
that is praise indeed → questa è decisamente una lode
it is indeed difficult → è proprio difficile

b. (in answer to question) yes indeed! → certamente!
isn't that right? - indeed it is → non è vero? - altroché
are you coming? - indeed I am → vieni? - certo
was I mistaken? - indeed you weren't → mi sbagliavo? - no, per niente

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indeed [ɪnˈdiːd] adv

a. → veramente, infatti, in effetti
I feel, indeed I know he is wrong → ho l'impressione, anzi sono certo che si sbaglia
there are indeed mistakes, but ... → ci sono certamente degli errori, però...
thank you very much indeed → grazie infinite
that is praise indeed → questa è decisamente una lode
it is indeed difficult → è proprio difficile

b. (in answer to question) yes indeed! → certamente!
isn't that right? - indeed it is → non è vero? - altroché
are you coming? - indeed I am → vieni? - certo
was I mistaken? - indeed you weren't → mi sbagliavo? - no, per niente

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indeed

adv indeed [inˈdiːd]

1 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!' Inderdaad حَقًّـا، بالفِعْل، حَقيقَةً наистина opravdu, samozřejmě virkelig; sandelig allerdings πράγματι tõesti, küll واقعاً؛ البته todellakin, tottahan toki en effet אָכֵן अवश्य ही, वास्तव में dabome! valóban sungguh vissulega; svo sannarlega certo, proprio 確かに 실로, 참으로 žinoma, tikrai patiešām; patiesi sudah tentu inderdaad virkelig; ja visst!; riktignok faktycznie realmente într-adevăr в самом деле, действительно naozaj, samozrejme seveda zaista verkligen, minsann ตามความจริง elbette, kuşkusuz, tabiî 真正地 справді, дійсно یقینا quả thực 真正地

2 used for emphasis Thank you very much indeed; He is very clever indeed. ongetwyfeld حَقّـا: تُسْتَعْمَل للتَّوكيد използва се за подсилване opravdu virkelig in der Tat αληθινά, όντως realmente; efectivamente, claro tõesti واقعاً tosiaan vraiment בְּאֶמֶת सचमुच zaista tényleg memang virkilega; innilega davvero 本当に 과연, 정말 iš tikrųjų patiešām; patiesi memang heel erg virkelig (tusen takk!) naprawdę realmente cu adevă­rat очень; безусловно skutočne zares zaista tusen [], verkligen [] โดยแท้จริงแล้ว cidden, hakikaten (用以強調)真的，確實 дуже واقعی thật vậy 确实（用以表示强调）

interj

used to show surprise, interest etc John said your idea was stupid.' `Indeed!' ongetwyfeld فِعْلاً!: تُسْتَعْمَل للتَّعْبير عن التعجُّب показва учудване vážně? virkelig! nicht möglich! echt?! άντε! τι μου λες! ¿de verdad?, ¡no me digas! kas tõesti! !راس میگی vai niin vraiment? הָאוֹמנָם ! अच्छा nije moguće! de még mennyire! sungguh? er það virkilega!; jæja já! davvero ほんとに 설마, 저런 tik tiešām memang betul! meent u dat? virkelig!; sier du det? czyżby francamente Adevărat? неужели!, да ну!, да что вы! vážne? ni mogoče! zbilja jaså, minsann! โดยแท้จริงแล้ว Yaa!; Öyle mi!; Deme yahu! 真的（用以表示惊訝等） звичайно!, та ну! بطور فجائیہ طنز وغیرہ کا اظہار کرنے کے لیے thật thế ư 真的（用以表示惊讶等）

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indeed → حقاً vskutku sandelig tatsächlich πράγματι en efecto todellakin en effet zaista effettivamente 全く 정말 inderdaad virkelig istotnie de facto, de fato действительно verkligen โดยแท้จริง gerçekten quả thực 的确