average
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- adjective
- /ˈævərɪdʒ/
:
normal
- Her performance was just average, neither impressing nor disappointing the judges.
- average size
- an average lawyer
It would just be an average story.
- It would just be an average story.
- Now let's be clear, these were not just average people walking the street.
- Joe Rogan was asking the questions that the average person wanted to know.
- My world might be, but the average world isn't your world.
- That corresponds to when the average person retires.
- And I went to just a local very average school, let's say.
- I'm very average at all of that kind of stuff.
- Because that is the average man's journey in life, right?
Examples
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And it was just your average Thursday night in London.
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There were 34 students in total with an average class size of 17.
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The sad thing is the average person turns back.
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It's not easy for the average white American today.
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You know what the average temperature is in San Diego?
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The average age at NASA is 26.
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Individuals lower on the economic scale have poorer average health than those who are better off.
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The UK population has one of the highest average cholesterol concentrations in the world.
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Women in today's society are living longer, with an average lifespan of 80 years.
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Grade levels ranged from first to tenth, with sixth grade being the average grade level of the participants.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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Usual or expected in most situations
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Happening most of the time in a normal way
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Having the usual qualities of a person, thing, or group
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Happening often or seen in many places
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Normal and not special or unusual
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Average in quality or amount, neither very good nor bad
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Happening as a usual part of daily life
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4.8
Only average in quality and not very good
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3.4
Ordinary and not special or new
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2.2
Ordinary and not very interesting
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3.5
Being ordinary and not interesting
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8.1
Average and not very impressive
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4.4
Not special or impressive, just ordinary
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3.4
Not very impressive or special
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4.6
Having average quality, neither very good nor very bad
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4.0
Not special or exciting
Ordinary and not special
Ordinary and not special, like a simple jacket you can buy anywhere
Not special or interesting
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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3.9
A number showing how the stock prices of 30 large US companies are doing
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3.5
The number of hits a batter gets divided by how many times they officially bat
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3.2
A number that shows how well a student does in tests and classes, based on their marks
A measure that shows how 30 large American company stocks are doing
- Specialized
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6.5
Average number of runs a pitcher allows in nine innings, not counting runs after fielding mistakes
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3
3.7
A number you get by giving some numbers more importance than others
- Specialized
A number that shows the typical distance of numbers in a set from their middle value
- Specialized
A number that shows how far numbers usually are from the middle value
- Offensive
An ordinary person who feels unhappy and gives up easily about their goals
- Specialized
A baseball number that shows how well a player catches and throws to make outs
- Specialized
The number of hits a batter gets divided by their official times at bat
How Good
Surface Forms
Etymology
Average as an adjective grew from the idea of a 'typical' share, from the Old French avarie and the act of dividing a loss. So average now means 'ordinary' or 'not special'.