indeed

Signification

Adv

1. Truly; in fact; actually.
2. In fact.

Intj

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

Coupé comme

in‧deed

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɪnˈdiːd/

Étymologie

From Middle English indede, contraction of the phrase in dede (“in sooth, in fact”); equivalent to in + deed (similar in formation to in fact, in truth, etc.). Cognate with Saterland Frisian innerdoat, innedoat (“indeed”), West Frisian yndied (“indeed”), Dutch inderdaad (“indeed”), German in der Tat (“indeed”). First attested in the early 14ᵗʰ century.