[ɪnˈdiːd], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- used to emphasize a statement or response confirming something already suggested
(e.g: it was not expected to last long, and indeed it took less than three weeks)

- used to introduce a further and stronger or more surprising point
(e.g: the idea is attractive to many men and indeed to many women)

- used in a response to express interest, surprise, or contempt
(e.g: ‘A ghost indeed! I've never heard anything so silly.’)


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Origin:
Middle English: originally as in deed