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Definitions
Noun
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plural of average

"The class averages show that most students scored higher than last year."

Verb
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Third-person singular simple present indicative form of average

"The class averages a score of 85 on the final exam."

In plain English: To average means to find out what most things are by adding them up and dividing by how many there are.

"The teacher averages her students' quiz scores to calculate their final grade."

Example Sentences
"The teacher averages her students' quiz scores to calculate their final grade." verb
"The teacher averages his daily grades to determine the final score." verb
"This model averages out the market fluctuations over time." verb
"We should average our running times from last week to see improvement." verb
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average
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