Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - indeed

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. 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.’ ADV: ADV with v, ADV with cl/group c darkgreen]emphasis 2. 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... ADV: ADV with cl c darkgreen]emphasis 3. 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... ADV: adj ADV c darkgreen]emphasis