What does 一応 (ichiou | いちおう) mean in Japanese?

	The Japanese word
	一応
	is pronounced
	ichiou \| いちおう
	means
	once, tentatively, in outline, for the time being

	Examples:
	一応聞いとくけど、明日は制服だよね？ ichiō kī toku kedo, ashita wa seifuku da yo ne? I want to ask, just in case - we should wear our uniforms tomorrow, right?
	一応聞きますが、なにをするつもりですか。 ichiō kiki masu ga, nani o suru tsumori desu ka. I'll ask just in case. What are you trying to do?
	「フェイスブックやってる？」「一応ね。でもほとんど使ってない」. ' feisu bukku yatteru? ' ' ichiō ne. demo hotondo tsukatte nai ' "Do you have a Facebook account?" "Yeah, just in case. But for the most part I don't use it.".

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org