Average (Verb)
Meaning 1
Achieve or reach on average; "He averaged a C".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The athlete averaged 20 points per game in the championship series.
- She averaged a B-minus in her history courses at college.
- Last year the employees averaged a 10% salary increase.
- The student averaged 85% on all the quizzes in the semester.
- John averaged 25 miles per hour on his morning bike ride.
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Meaning 2
Amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain; "The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- The number of hours I work per week averages out to 40.
- Over the course of a year, the rainfall in our region averages out to about 30 inches.
- Her daily word count as a writer averages out to 2,000 words.
- The daily commute time in the city averages out to 45 minutes one way.
- The students' test scores over the semester averaged out to a respectable 85 percent.
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Meaning 3
Compute the average of.
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- Average the score of the three examinations to determine the student's overall grade.
- To find the average speed of the runners, we need to calculate the total distance traveled and the time taken.
- Average the temperatures recorded over the past week to determine the average weekly temperature.
- The scientist averaged the results of the experiments to arrive at a conclusion.
- Computers can quickly average the data points to reveal a trend in the information.