Word

一応

いちおう
CommonJLPT N2

Meanings

  1. Noun · No-adjective · Adverb

    more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion; pretty much; roughly; so far as it goes; technically

  2. Noun · Adverb

    tentatively; for the time being

  3. Noun · Adverb

    just in case

  4. Noun · Adverb

    once

In Spanish

  1. una vez; tentativamente; a grandes rasgos; por el momento; por si acaso

Other forms
一往

Kanji in this word

Example sentences

  • 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.

    Sí, hubo algún tipo de respuesta por su parte.

    Tatoeba #3424569(opens in a new tab)
  • 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.

    Tatoeba #76289(opens in a new tab)

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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