一応
Meanings
Noun
No-adjective
Adverb
1. more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion; pretty much; roughly; so far as it goes; technically
Noun
Adverb
2. tentatively; for the time being
3. just in case
4. once
Other spellings
一往
Kanji used
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
いちおう
Examples2
過去問 が もし ある ならば 一応 目を通す ほうがいい と 思います。
If there are past exam questions then I think it would be best to give them a quick look over.
ええ、 先方 から 一応 返事 は ありました。
Yeah, there was some sort of reply from them.