"average" meaning in English

See average in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈævərɪd͡ʒ/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-average.ogg [US] Forms: average [positive], more average [comparative], most average [superlative]
enPR: ăvʹərĭj [UK, US] Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To be average is to be not one extreme or another.
    Sense id: simple-average-en-adj-yBjdfj26

Noun

IPA: /ˈævərɪd͡ʒ/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-average.ogg [US] Forms: average [singular], averages [plural]
enPR: ăvʹərĭj [UK, US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An average is a measure in the middle of several numbers.
    Sense id: simple-average-en-noun-C3FD1iCh

Verb

IPA: /ˈævərɪd͡ʒ/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-average.ogg [US] Forms: average [canonical], averages [third-person, singular], averaged [past], averaged [past, participle], averaging [present, participle]
enPR: ăvʹərĭj [UK, US] Head templates: {{verb|averag|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. : This short section needs someone to add to it.
    Sense id: simple-average-en-verb-a2VIwlFS Categories (other): Section stubs
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        },
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          "text": "The average height of the boys in my class is five feet and three inches."
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