indeed
in truth (often tends to intensify)
How often you will meet it
Rank 268 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 83,046 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.039% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adverb
- in truth (often tends to intensify) also: so they said the car would break down and indeed it didit is very cold indeed
- (used as an interjection) an expression of surprise or skepticism or irony etc. Wants to marry the butler? Indeed!
indeed in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Indeed, I had never known him particularly well.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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Indeed, I should be sorry to look like him.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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The rule of the Order is indeed against it, but the rule is constantly broken.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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Your letter was indeed a great trouble, and some comfort, to me and your poor mother.
Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded · Samuel Richardson · Chapter 1
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It was, indeed, a morning that might have made anyone happy, even with no Golden River to seek for.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1