Used in a Sentence

indeed

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for indeed.

Editorial note

Most job opportunities are unadvertised, and indeed many job opportunities don't exist until you ask for them.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

(modal) Truly; in fact; actually.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of indeed gathered in one view.

adverb

(modal) Truly; in fact; actually.

adverb

(degree, after the adjective modified) In fact.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for indeed.

adverb

(modal) Truly; in fact; actually.

adverb

(degree, after the adjective modified) In fact.

Example sentences

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Most job opportunities are unadvertised, and indeed many job opportunities don't exist until you ask for them.

2

Or perhaps he'd find out that China and India are indeed better places to invest, and consider working there instead.

3

Those ideas have indeed been around for a long time; the paper nicely cites all of the related research work.

4

The pay rates in these contracts are not necessarily connected in any way to current market rates, or indeed any portion of reality.

5

The Internet Archive is indeed a 501(c)3, and this is a great idea.

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Whether or not you are serious, indeed they should have something in the works for a standard whose draft specification is dated today.

7

I'm afraid RSS readers aren't very popular, however, and Google was indeed in a better place to change that.

8

I think maybe you thought that I was proposing some sort of centralised reputation system, which would indeed be crazy.

9

I went home and seriously contemplated whether I did indeed waste my time in college.

10

France would almost certainly do exactly the same, as indeed it did once upon a time when it was briefly dominant in Europe (late 17th/18th centuries).

11

The countries you have mentioned are indeed the epitomes of good governance and social responsibilty, but they have one other very important characteristic going for them.

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Word of mouth and genuine self-promotion of a useful product is indeed the best form of advertising, and of course Show HN would be a good example of that.

Quote examples

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There are a number of non-technical criterion that frequently push genuinely qualified, competent, indeed exceptional candidates into the "not qualified" category.

2

Airbnb is successful indeed but it's a "tax-wise iffy" solution to an old problem.

3

If you took it, you'd be instantly and lastingly satisfied, allowing you to do work and stay very productive without the need to "waste time" socializing, practicing sports or w/e -- and suppose this satisfaction is indeed indistinguishable or better from activity-borne satisfaction.

4

But instead it chooses to invest its would-be profits (and a little more) back into the company, in hopes that they will be even bigger later on." Indeed their only real option at this point is likely to start slashing cost and hope it doesn't impact revenue.

Proper noun examples

1

Indeed, cutting ties with google is quite possible (just don't sign in with a google account when setting your phone up).

2

Indeed, perhaps it would be a better way to model the problem, I considered it but perhaps rejected it incorrectly.

3

Indeed, what may be alluring would be getting an easy-to-wipe phone (like a Nexus 5) and install a ROM (aftermarket OS) sans Google Play Services (the suite of apps on Android that hooks into Google's Cloud).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use indeed in a sentence?

Most job opportunities are unadvertised, and indeed many job opportunities don't exist until you ask for them.

What does indeed mean?

(modal) Truly; in fact; actually.

What part of speech is indeed?

indeed is commonly used as adverb.