Meaning and usage of やっぱり (矢っ張り)


I got "As expected" is the meaning of this word from Google Translate (is it
correct?) and I guess this word is used in casual conversation (what is the
polite version?).

I would like to know it's meaning and usage(both is casual and formal
conversation)




やっぱり is a colloquial/casual version of やはり.  
やっぱり/やはり has several meanings/usages. For example...

"as expected; as (one) would expect"

>   * **やはり** それは本当だった。It was true, _just as I thought/expected/imagined_.
>   * 「犯人は彼だった。」「 **やっぱり** ね。」"He was the criminal." " _Just as I
> thought/suspected_. ⇒ That's what I thought. / I knew it."
>   * **やっぱり** 言ったとおりだろう。That's exactly what I said. / Didn't I tell you so?
>   * 「 **やっぱり** （≂さすがは）イナバ、100人乗っても大丈夫。」 100 people can stand on Inaba's
> storage shed, _just as one would expect_.
>

"change one's mind / on second thought"

>   * コーヒーください。いや、 **やっぱり** 紅茶にします。I'll have a coffee... No, _I changed my
> mind / on second thought_ , make it a tea.
>

"all the same; nonetheless; after all"

>   * 冬は **やっぱり** スキーに限る。 Winter is the best season for skiing, _after all_.
>   * 小さいけど、 **やっぱり** この町が好きです。This town is small, but I like it _nonetheless
> / all the same_.
>   * チョコレートは **やっぱり** 明治。Meiji's chocolate is the best.
>

("as expected to be the same as before" ⇒) "still"

>   * 今も **やはり** XXにお勤めですか。Do you _still_ work for XX company?
>   * 彼女は今も **やっぱり** きれいだ。She's _as_ beautiful _as ever_.
>   * **やっぱり** わかりません。I _still_ don't understand.
>

("as expected to be the same as something/someone else" ⇒) "too; likewise"

>   * **やはり** ここも売り切れか。It's sold out here, _too_.
>   * 弟さんも **やっぱり** X大出身？ Did your brother graduate from X University, _like_
> you?
>




やっぱり is a colloquial/casual version of やはり.  
やっぱり/やはり has several meanings/usages. For example...

"as expected; as (one) would expect"

>   * **やはり** それは本当だった。It was true, _just as I thought/expected/imagined_.
>   * 「犯人は彼だった。」「 **やっぱり** ね。」"He was the criminal." " _Just as I
> thought/suspected_. ⇒ That's what I thought. / I knew it."
>   * **やっぱり** 言ったとおりだろう。That's exactly what I said. / Didn't I tell you so?
>   * 「 **やっぱり** （≂さすがは）イナバ、100人乗っても大丈夫。」 100 people can stand on Inaba's
> storage shed, _just as one would expect_.
>

"change one's mind / on second thought"

>   * コーヒーください。いや、 **やっぱり** 紅茶にします。I'll have a coffee... No, _I changed my
> mind / on second thought_ , make it a tea.
>

"all the same; nonetheless; after all"

>   * 冬は **やっぱり** スキーに限る。 Winter is the best season for skiing, _after all_.
>   * 小さいけど、 **やっぱり** この町が好きです。This town is small, but I like it _nonetheless
> / all the same_.
>   * チョコレートは **やっぱり** 明治。Meiji's chocolate is the best.
>

("as expected to be the same as before" ⇒) "still"

>   * 今も **やはり** XXにお勤めですか。Do you _still_ work for XX company?
>   * 彼女は今も **やっぱり** きれいだ。She's _as_ beautiful _as ever_.
>   * **やっぱり** わかりません。I _still_ don't understand.
>

("as expected to be the same as something/someone else" ⇒) "too; likewise"

>   * **やはり** ここも売り切れか。It's sold out here, _too_.
>   * 弟さんも **やっぱり** X大出身？ Did your brother graduate from X University, _like_
> you?
>

