一応

いちおう

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion; pretty much

JLPT N2 Common word Also written 一往

Meanings

Noun, No-adjective, Adverb
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion; pretty much; roughly; so far as it goes; technically
Noun, Adverb
tentatively; for the time being
just in case
once

ええ、先方せんぽうから一応いちおう返事へんじはありました。

Yeah, there was some sort of reply from them.
一応いちおう聞きいとくけど、明日あしたは制服せいふくだよね？

I want to ask, just in case - we should wear our uniforms tomorrow, right?
一応いちおう聞ききますが、なにをするつもりですか。

Just what are you trying to do?
過去問かこもんがもしあるならば一応いちおう目めを通とおすほうがいいと思おもいます。

If there are past exam questions then I think it would be best to give them a quick look over.
そのスチュワーデスは、一応いちおうフランス語ごを話はなすことができる。

The stewardess can speak French after a fashion.

More examples (3)

「お前まえ料理りょうりできるの？」「一応いちおうできるよ。味あじは保証ほしょうしかねるけど」

"Can you cook?" "More or less. I can't guarantee it'll taste good though."
「フェイスブックやってる？」「一応いちおうね。でもほとんど使つかってない」

"Do you have a Facebook account?" "Yeah, just in case. But for the most part I don't use it."
俺おれは話はなしの流ながれで一応いちおう聞きいただけで特別とくべつの興味きょうみはないので、別べつに話はなしても話はなさなくてもどっちでもいい。

We were talking and I casually asked about something, and I wasn't really interested, so it doesn't matter to me if you speak or not.