indeed
♦♦ in|deed /ɪnd'iːd/
1 [ADV] ADV with v, ADV with cl/group
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.'
2 [ADV] ADV with cl
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...
3 [ADV] adj ADV
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...
1 [ADV] ADV with v, ADV with cl/group
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.'
2 [ADV] ADV with cl
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...
3 [ADV] adj ADV
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...