indeed

Meaning

Adv

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

Intj

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

Hyphenated as

in‧deed

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈdiːd/

Etymology

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.