sort of

IPA(Pronunciation)

colloquial idiomatic not-comparable

(idiomatic, colloquial) Approximately; in a way; partially; not quite; somewhat.

Japanese Meaning

だいたい / ある程度 / いくぶん / やや / 多少

I sort of expected the meeting to run late, so I brought a book.

会議が遅くなるだろうとなんとなく思っていたので、本を持ってきました。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic, colloquial) Approximately; in a way; partially; not quite; somewhat.

"Why—why, we sort of expected he'd be here!" says she.