- 1[transitive] average something [no passive] to be equal to a particular amount as an average Economic growth is expected to average 2% next year. Drivers in Los Angeles can expect to average about 12 miles per hour (= to have that as their average speed).
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- 2[transitive, intransitive] average (something) to calculate the average of something Earnings are averaged over the whole period. Phrasal Verbsaverage out
average
verbNAmE//ˈævrɪdʒ//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they average he / she / it averages
past simple averaged
-ing form averaging
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