Word of the Day: Average
If someone or something is average, it’s typical, normal, routine, or usual.
- The average temperature for this time of year in the upper midwest is about 50 degrees. Yesterday the temperature was about 45 degrees, which is a little below average.
- Vince is an average student. He gets average grades, B’s, C’s, and an A every now and then.
- The average worker in the United States makes about $47,000 a year.
- An average work week is 40 hours.
- The average commute to work is about 25 minutes.
- What’s the average age at which people get married in your country?
You can also use “average” as a verb:
| simple | past | past participle |
|---|---|---|
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average
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averaged
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averaged
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- Their business averages $4000 per day in sales.
- They’re averaging close to 200 customers per day on the weekend.
- He averaged 20 points per game last year playing basketball. That’s pretty good.
As a noun, the word “average” can be singular or plural:
- Rainfall averages for this area have been dropping recently. Last year we were in a drought.
- Some of these numbers look kind of low. What’s the average?
- How do you figure out the average?
- Do you know what their averages are?
- An average is a number that is somewhere around the middle of the highs and the lows.
Essential English Dictionary
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