average
🇺🇸
/ˈævərɪdʒ/
🇬🇧
/ˈævərɪdʒ/
adjective
A2
The number you get when you add up a group of numbers and then divide by how many numbers there are.
The average age of the group was 25 years.
A2
Typical or normal.
The average person works 40 hours per week.
A2
Not special or very good.
He was just an average student in school.
noun
A2
A number that is the result of adding numbers together and dividing by how many numbers there are.
The average of 2, 4, and 6 is 4.
A2
The usual amount or level.
The rainfall this year is above the average for our region.
verb
B1
To be usually a certain amount.
The team averages 20 points per game.
B1
To find the average number of something.
We need to average the test scores to find the class average.
translation
The number you get when you add up a group of numbers and then divide by how many numbers there are.; Typical or normal.; Not special or very good.
A number that is the result of adding numbers together and dividing by how many numbers there are.; The usual amount or level.
To be usually a certain amount.; To find the average number of something.
Word Forms
Plural
averages
Progressive
averaging
Past
averaged
Perfect
averaged
3rd Present
averages