indeed

Betekenis (Engels)

Adv

1. (modal, not-comparable) Truly; in fact; actually.
2. (not-comparable) In fact.

Intj

1. Indicates emphatic agreement.
2. With interrogative intonation (low–high), indicates serious doubt.

Sinonieme

really

truly

certainly

actually

in fact

surely

absolutely

genuinely

yes

true

verily

well

as a matter of fact

I see

in truth

so

quite

for sure

sure

sure enough

very

real

assuredly

genuinly

just

undoubtedly

reliable

of course

no doubt

right

truthfully

definitively

definitely

de facto

admittedly

decidedly

also

thus

upon my word

forsooth

positive

much

positively

in point of fact

extremely

in reality

exceedingly

exactly

aha

honest

Vertalings

vraiment

infatti

inderdaad

in der Tat

en effet

tatsächlich

de fato

werkelijk

certes

davvero

veramente

efectivamente

echt

verdaderamente

en fait

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɪnˈdiːd/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: indede

Verwante met Saterfriesisch: innerdoat

Verwante met Fries: yndied

Verwante met Nederlands: inderdaad

Verwante met Duits: in der Tat

In summary

From Middle English indede, contraction 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.

Sinne

And he is a very clever boy , indeed .