Meaning

4 senses
  1. (transitive)To compute the average of, especially the arithmetic mean.

    If you average 10, 20, and 24, you get 18.

    compute the average of

  2. (transitive)Over a period of time or across members of a population, to have or generate a mean value of.

    The daily high temperature last month averaged 15°C.

    I averaged 75% in my examinations this year.

  3. (transitive)To divide among a number, according to a given proportion.

    to average a loss

  4. (intransitive)To be, generally or on average.

    achieve or reach on average

Examples

388 sentences
  1. The temperature is above average this winter.

    Температура цієї зими вища середньої. — marko

    ruТемпература этой зимой выше средней. — Wezel

    deDie Temperatur liegt diesen Winter über dem Durchschnitt. — al_ex_an_der

  2. Tom and Mary are just average students.

    Том та Мері лише середньостатистичні студенти. — deniko

    deTom und Maria sind lediglich Durchschnittsschüler. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Tom is an average-looking guy.

    Том — пересічний хлопець. — deniko

    ruТом — парень с невзрачной внешностью. — odexed

    deTom ist ein durchschnittlich aussehender Typ. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Mary is just an average girl.

    Мері — просто звичайнісінька дівчинка. — deniko

    ruМэри — самая обычная девушка. — Ooneykcall

  5. My school grades were average.

    Мої оцінки у школі були середніми. — marko

    ruМои оценки в школе были средние. — corvard

    deMeine Schulnoten waren durchschnittlich. — Wolf

Translations

1 languages

Forms

averages, averaging, averaged, averaged
Base formaverage · to average
3rd person singularaverages
Present participleaveraging
Past simpleaveraged
Past participleaveraged

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyaverage
he, she, itaverages

Past simpleLesson

all personsaveraged

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave averaged
he, she, ithas averaged

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill average

Phrasal verbs

3 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words

Collocations

7 patterns
  • an an average
  • does the average
  • above average
  • is above average
  • the average canadian
  • average canadian
  • average student

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
average — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto