average

/ˈævərɪdʒ/ noun A2 Neutral

Daily Life

Meaning

The average is the number you get when you add some numbers and divide by how many numbers there are.

💡 The average helps us understand a group of numbers better.

Example Sentences

The average of 4 and 6 is 5.

The average of five numbers is easy to find .

The average temperature today is twenty degrees Celsius .

Word in Context

I do my math homework in the evening and I write down my test scores . I add the scores and divide by the number of tests to get the average . The average shows my usual score , so I decide to study a little more next week .

Common Phrases

average score average temperature

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