averaged
|av-er-age|
/ˈæv(ə)rɪdʒ/
(average)
typical state
Etymology
'average' originates from Old French, specifically the word 'avarie' (also spelled 'averie'), where the Arabic root 'awār' meant 'defect, damage'.
'average' changed from Old French 'avarie'/'averie' (meaning damage or loss, especially in shipping) into Middle English forms such as 'averie' and later became the modern English word 'average' with meanings including a calculated mean.
Initially, it meant 'damage or loss (to a ship)', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a typical value or mean' and 'to calculate a mean'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
past tense or past participle form of 'average' — to calculate or represent as an average.
Sales last quarter averaged 10,000 units per month.
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Adjective 1
having been calculated as an average; expressed as or reduced to an average value.
The averaged score was used for the ranking.
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Last updated: 2025/12/01 11:42