English-Thai Dictionary

indeed

ADV อย่างแท้จริง  โดยแท้จริง แล้ว  ตาม ความจริง  certainly in fact yang-tea-jing

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INDEED

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 8:7.
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?

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INDEED

In *deed ", adv. Etym: [Prep. in + deed. ]

 

Defn: 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.

 

The carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. Rom. viii. 7. I were a beast indeed to do you wrong. Dryden. There is, indeed, no great pleasure in visiting these magazines of war. Addison.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

indeed

in deed |inˈdēd ɪnˈdid | ▶adverb 1 used to emphasize a statement or response confirming something already suggested: it was not expected to last long, and indeed it took less than three weeks | “She should have no trouble hearing him. ” “No indeed. ” • used to emphasize a description, typically of a quality or condition: it was a very good buy indeed | thank you very much indeed. 2 used to introduce a further and stronger or more surprising point: the idea is attractive to many men and indeed to many women. 3 used in a response to express interest, incredulity, or contempt: “His neck was broken. ” “Indeed? ” | Nice boys, indeed —they were going to smash his head in! • expressing interest of an ironical kind with repetition of a question just asked: “Who'd believe it? ” “Who indeed? ” ORIGIN Middle English: originally as in deed .

 

indeedy

in deed y |inˈdēdē ɪnˈdidi | ▶adverb informal term for indeed ( sense 1 ): Yes, indeedy! That was a good question.

 

Oxford Dictionary

indeed

in ¦deed |ɪnˈdiːd | ▶adverb 1 used to emphasize a statement or response confirming something already suggested: it was not expected to last long, and indeed it took less than three weeks | ‘She should have no trouble hearing him. ’ ‘No indeed. ’. • used to emphasize a description: it was a very good buy indeed. 2 used to introduce a further and stronger or more surprising point: the idea is attractive to many men and indeed to many women. 3 used in a response to express interest, surprise, or contempt: ‘A ghost indeed! I've never heard anything so silly. ’. • expressing interest of an ironical kind with repetition of a question just asked: ‘Who'd believe it? ’ ‘Who indeed? ’. ORIGIN Middle English: originally as in deed .

 

indeedy

in |deedy ▶adverb N. Amer. informal term for indeed ( sense 1 ): Yes, indeedy! That was a good question.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

indeed

indeed adverb 1 there was, indeed, quite a furor: as expected, to be sure; in fact, in point of fact, as a matter of fact, in truth, actually, as it happens /happened, if truth be told, admittedly; archaic in sooth. 2 “May I join you? ” “Yes, indeed. ”: certainly, assuredly, of course, naturally, without (a ) doubt, without question, by all means, yes; informal you bet, I'll say; informal indeedy. 3 you are indeed clever: very, extremely, exceedingly, tremendously, immensely, singularly, decidedly, particularly, remarkably, really.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

indeed

indeed adverb 1 there was, indeed, quite a furore: as expected, to be sure, in fact, in point of fact, as a matter of fact, in truth, truly, actually, really, in reality, as it happens /happened, certainly, surely, for sure, undeniably, veritably, nay, if truth be told, you could say; archaic in sooth, verily. 2 ‘Are you well? ’ ‘Indeed! ’ | indeed I did: yes, certainly, assuredly, emphatically, absolutely, exactly, precisely, of course, definitely, quite, positively, naturally, without (a ) doubt, without question, unquestionably, undoubtedly, doubtlessly, indubitably; by all means; informal you bet, you got it, I'll say. 3 Ian's future with us looked rosy indeed: very, extremely, exceedingly, exceptionally, especially, extraordinarily, to a fault, in the extreme, extra, tremendously, immensely, singularly, significantly, distinctly, outstandingly, uncommonly, unusually, decidedly, particularly, eminently, supremely, highly, remarkably, really, truly, mightily, thoroughly; all that, to a great extent, most, so; Scottish unco; French très; N. English right; informal terrifically, awfully, fearfully, terribly, devilishly, majorly, seriously, mega, ultra, oh-so, mucho, damn, damned; informal, dated devilish, hellish, frightfully; Brit. informal ever so, well, bloody, dead, jolly, fair; N. Amer. informal real, mighty, powerful, awful, plumb, darned, way, bitching; S. African informal lekker; archaic exceeding. ANTONYMS moderately, slightly; by no means.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

indeed

in deed /ɪndíːd /〖「行為において (in deed ); 実際に 」〗副詞 比較なし 1 〖文修飾 〗本当に , 確かに (!自分の言葉 肯定の答えを強める; →actually 読解のポイント ) ▸ Indeed , I am very glad to hear you say so .本当に, あなたがそう言ってくれるのが聞けてうれしいです ▸ He did, indeed , come, [Indeed he did come, ] but he was late .彼は確かに来た, しかし遅れた (!Indeed …, but … は, It is true that …, but … と同種の譲歩の表現; →true 形容詞 1 ) ▸ Of course, yes indeed .もちろん, そうですとも 2 ｟かたく ｠〖文修飾 〗実際は , 事実は ; 実はむしろ (in fact ) (!前言を補足 訂正する; →actually 読解のポイント ) ▸ I think so, indeed I am sure of it .私はそう思います, 実はむしろ確信しています 3 ｟主に英 ｠実に , まったく (!veryを伴う 形容詞 副詞 の後に置きveryを強める; 通例文尾で ) ▸ He is very nasty indeed .彼は本当に意地悪だ ▸ The crops in this area are very rich indeed .この地方の作物は実に豊かだ 4 ｟主に英話 ｠〖間投詞的に 〗本当, まあ, まさか (!相手の言葉への驚き 疑い 関心などを表す ) ▸ “That's his father. ” “Indeed ?”「あれが彼の父です 」「本当? 」▸ Did you, indeed ?本当にやったのか .5 ｟話 ｠まったくだ ; (皮肉を込めて )…とはあきれるよ (!相手と同じ疑問詞をくり返す ) ▸ “What can I say? ” “What indeed ?”「私に何が言える?」「まったくだ 」.