Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

indeed

/ɪnˈdid/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.79 in modern English

Syllables: in-deed
IPA: /ɪnˈdid/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Synonym of actually or truly.

adv

intj

Indicates agreement with another speaker's previous statement.

intj

Indicates doubt or disagreement with another speaker's previous statement.

Example Sentences

"Indeed, he made several misplays."
"Yes, I do indeed look very similar to you."
"Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill."
"I was about to say that I had known the Celebrity from the time that he wore kilts. But I see that I will have to amend that, because he was not a celebrity then, nor, indeed, did he achieve fame until some time after I left New York for the West."
"She was like a Beardsley Salome, he had said. And indeed, she had the narrow eyes and the high cheekbone of that creature, and as nearly the sinuosity as is compatible with human symmetry. His wooing had been brief but incisive."
"With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get[…]"

Etymology

From Middle English indede, univerbation 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.

Origin

Source language: Middle English
First known use: First attested in the early 14ᵗʰ century

Word Breakdown

Root: indede

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪnˈdid/
British English: /ɪnˈdiːd/

Inflected Forms

endeed (alternative, obsolete) indeedy (alternative, Canada)

Derived Forms

indeedie

Phrases

a friend in need is a friend indeed

Synonyms

yea actually or truly absolutely for real forsooth indubitably sure thing true that facts fax trufax that's right

Rhymes With

need speed agreed feed we'd seed succeed guaranteed weed she'd proceed breed

Questions

How do you pronounce indeed?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈdid/.
What does indeed mean?: Synonym of actually or truly.
Where does indeed come from?: It is traced to Middle English. First known use: First attested in the early 14ᵗʰ century.

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