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[tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indeed/#m3) 4. (informal, ironic) «Indeed?» or «Why, indeed?» can show surprise or doubt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indeed/#m4) ### In the lessons In writing lessons, «indeed» is a useful connective for persuasive writing: «Pets are good for us; indeed, they can help us feel calmer.» In everyday speech it sounds a bit formal or old-fashioned, but teachers and older people often say «Thank you very much indeed». In stories, a butler or a wise owl may say «Indeed». Phrases: «very ... indeed», «indeed it is», «a friend in need is a friend indeed». ### Examples - Thank you very much indeed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indeed/#x1) - «Was the test hard?» «Indeed it was.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indeed/#x2) - It was a very long walk indeed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indeed/#x3) - Spiders are useful; indeed, they eat lots of pests. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indeed/#x4) - «A friend in need is a friend indeed,» Gran said. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indeed/#x5) - «You think you can beat me? Indeed?» laughed the knight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indeed/#x6) - That is indeed the right answer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indeed/#x7) - This is indeed a terrible affair! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indeed/#x8) ### Note Adverb. Often follows «very + adjective» (very kind indeed). It is one word, from «in deed». It can begin a sentence but sounds formal. ## In Jewish tradition In writing lessons, «indeed» is a useful connective for persuasive writing: «Pets are good for us; indeed, they can help us feel calmer.» In everyday speech it sounds a bit formal or old-fashioned, but teachers and older people often say «Thank you very much indeed». In stories, a butler or a wise owl may say «Indeed». Phrases: «very ... indeed», «indeed it is», «a friend in need is a friend indeed». ### Examples - And Abraham drew near, and said: 'Wilt Thou indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked? (Torah GEN.18.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/indeed/#x1) - and said: 'Oh my lord, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food. (Torah GEN.43.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/indeed/#x2) - Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down to thee to the earth?' (Torah GEN.37.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/indeed/#x3) - Do ye indeed speak as a righteous company? (Writings PSA.58.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/indeed/#x4) - And be it indeed that I have erred, mine error remaineth with myself. (Writings JOB.19.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/indeed/#x5) - If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small indeed. (Writings PRO.24.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/indeed/#x6) ### Note Adverb. Often follows «very + adjective» (very kind indeed). It is one word, from «in deed». It can begin a sentence but sounds formal. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «indeed» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indeed/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«indeed» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/indeed.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «indeed» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/indeed/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«indeed» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/indeed.html) on Mova free.