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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INDEE'D, adv. [in and deed.] In reality; in truth; in fact.
The carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. Romans 8.
Indeed is usually emphatical, but in some cases more so than in others; as,this is true; it is indeed.
I were a beast indeed to do you wrong.
Some sons indeed; some very few we see,
Who keep themselves from this infection free.
There is indeed no greater pleasure in visiting these
magazines of war--
It is used to note concession or admission; as, ships not so large indeed, but better manned.
Indeed is used as an expression of surprise, or for the purpose of obtaining confirmation of a fact stated. Indeed! is it possible? is it so in fact?

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adv
1: in truth (often tends to intensify); "they said the car would break down and indeed it did"; "it is very cold indeed"; "was indeed grateful"; "indeed, the rain may still come"; "he did so do it!" [syn: indeed, so]
2: (used as an interjection) an expression of surprise or skepticism or irony etc.; "Wants to marry the butler? Indeed!"

Merriam Webster's

adverb Date: 14th century 1. without any question ; truly, undeniably — often used interjectionally to express irony or disbelief or surprise 2. in reality 3. all things considered ; as a matter of fact

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adv. & int. --adv. 1 in truth; really (they are, indeed, a remarkable family). 2 expressing emphasis or intensification (I shall be very glad indeed; indeed it is). 3 admittedly (there are indeed exceptions). 4 in point of fact (if indeed such a thing is possible). 5 expressing an approving or ironic echo (who is this Mr Smith? -- who is he indeed?). --int. expressing irony, contempt, incredulity, etc.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Indeed In*deed", adv. [Prep. in + deed.] In reality; in truth; in fact; verily; truly; -- used in a variety of sense. Esp.: (a) Denoting emphasis; as, indeed it is so. (b) Denoting concession or admission; as, indeed, you are right. (c) Denoting surprise; as, indeed, is it you? Its meaning is not intrinsic or fixed, but depends largely on the form of expression which it accompanies.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use indeed to confirm or agree with something that has just been said. Later, he admitted that the payments had indeed been made... 'Did you know him?'—'I did indeed.'... 'That's a topic which has come to the fore very much recently.'—'Indeed.' ADV: ADV with v, ADV with cl/group [emphasis] 2. You use indeed to introduce a further comment or statement which strengthens the point you have already made. We have nothing against diversity; indeed, we want more of it... ADV: ADV with cl [emphasis] 3. You use indeed at the end of a clause to give extra force to the word 'very', or to emphasize a particular word. The engine began to sound very loud indeed... ADV: adj ADV [emphasis]

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. ad. 1. Truly, really, veritably, verily, positively, absolutely, certainly, in fact, in truth, in reality. 2. Strictly, strictly speaking, to tell the truth, in point of fact, in fact, in fine, as a matter of fact. II. interj. Really, is it so, you don't say so, who'd have thought it, is it possible, Heaven save the mark.

Moby Thesaurus

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