indeed

Signification (Anglais)

Fréquence

B1
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ɪnˈdiːd/
Étymologie (Anglais)

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.

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