Meaning & usage
一応 is an adverb meaning for the time being, as a precaution, or in a rough provisional way. It is placed before a verb, adjective, or noun predicate, as in 一応確認する or 一応安心だ, to show an action is done to be safe or a state holds only minimally. It is common in everyday speech to hedge a claim or excuse a perfunctory effort, so 一応できる often implies the skill is limited.
Example sentences 4
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一応聞いとくけど、明日は制服だよね？
I want to ask, just in case - we should wear our uniforms tomorrow, right?
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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.
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そのスチュワーデスは、一応フランス語を話すことができる。
The stewardess can speak French after a fashion.
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「お前料理できるの？」「一応できるよ。味は保証しかねるけど」
"Can you cook?" "More or less. I can't guarantee it'll taste good though."
