INDEED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does indeed mean? 

• INDEED (adverb)
  The adverb INDEED has 2 senses:

1. in truth (often tends to intensify)

2. (used as an interjection) an expression of surprise or skepticism or irony etc.

  Familiarity information: INDEED used as an adverb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INDEED (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In truth (often tends to intensify)

Synonyms:

indeed; so

Context example:

he did so do it!

Sense 2

Meaning:

(used as an interjection) an expression of surprise or skepticism or irony etc.

Context example:

Wants to marry the butler? Indeed!

Domain usage:

irony (a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs)

 Context examples 

I had no time to try my other pistol, nor indeed much inclination, for I was sure it would be useless.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

It was evident, indeed, that she wished me to drop the subject, which I did accordingly.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

He was, to my surprise, no Indian, but a white man; indeed, I may say a very white man, for he was flaxen-haired and had some characteristics of an albino.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“I am indeed pleased to hear that you did not intend to profit by your unfair advantage,” said Soames.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

‘Oh, indeed! What a stroke of luck!’ he cried.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Indeed, the octopuses the scientists observed showed evidence of severe stress.

(Giant group of octopus moms discovered in the deep sea, National Science Foundation)

When the evening for the small party came, she found that the poplin wouldn't do at all, for the other girls were putting on thin dresses and making themselves very fine indeed.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Indeed, a tenth of this variation is due to genetic factors.

(Study finds that genes play a role in empathy, University of Cambridge)

And the wedding feast was held, and a merry day it was, as ever was heard of or seen in that country, or indeed in any other.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

An excellent thought of yours, indeed, Anne.

(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)