indeed

adv.

1. Without a doubt; certainly: very cold indeed; was indeed grateful.
2. In fact; in reality: felt sure I'd win, and indeed I did.

interj.
Used to express surprise, skepticism, or irony.

[Middle English in dede, in fact : in, in; see in¹ + dede, deed, fact; see deed.]

adverb

1. In truth: actually, fairly, genuinely, positively, really, truly, truthfully, verily. Idioms: for fair. See real/imaginary, true/false.
2. In point of fact: actually, really. See real/imaginary, true/false.
3. Not just this but also: even¹. Idioms: not to mention. See true/false.

IN BRIEF: Really; truly.

If you succeed in judging yourself rightly, then you are indeed a man of true wisdom. — A. de Saint-Exupery

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The adverb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: in truth (often tends to intensify)
  Synonym: so

Meaning #2: (used as an interjection to express surprise or skepticism or irony etc.) "Wants to marry the butler? Indeed!"

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - virkelig, faktisk, egentlig, ganske rigtig, ganske vist
int. - virkelig!

Nederlands (Dutch)
inderdaad, echt, in feite, zeer

Français (French)
adv. - de fait, effectivement, en effet, en fait, même, vraiment
int. - tu parles

Deutsch (German)
adv. - in der Tat, tatsächlich, wirklich, zwar
int. - tatsächlich!?

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - όντως, πράγματι, πραγματικά, αληθινά
int. - αλήθεια;, βέβαια!

Italiano (Italian)
difatti, invero

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - na verdade
int. - Realmente!

Русский (Russian)
действительно

Español (Spanish)
adv. - en efecto, efectivamente, realmente
int. - de veras?

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - faktiskt, ja, verkligen, riktigt, visserligen, rent av
int. - verkligen!, är det möjligt?, ser man på!

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
真正地, 当然, 确实, 真是, 哦, 不见得吧

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 真正地, 當然, 確實
int. - 真是, 哦, 不見得吧

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 실로, 대단히, 아주
int. - 흥! 하다, 정말 그래?

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 本当に, 全く, 実に, 実際に, なるほど, いかにも, いや実のところ, まさか

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) فعلا (نداء) عجبا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮אומנם, למעשה, אכן‬
int. - ‮קריאה המביעה אירוניה, בוז, חוסר אמונה וכו'‬

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