Past tense of average
regular verb
The past tense of average is averaged. The past participle is also averaged.
Forms of average
| Base form (V1) | average /ˈæv.(ə.)ɹɪd͡ʒ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | averaged |
| Past participle (V3) | averaged |
| Present participle | averaging |
| Third person singular | averages |
Averaged in a sentence
- The daily high temperature last month averaged 15°C.
- I averaged 75% in my examinations this year.
- The mercury there has averaged 37.6°C, 2.3°C above the February norm.From the entry mercury
- The drawings, undermade, will give a tolerably exact idea of shape; the size averaged four inches, and three-quarters of an inch in diameter, color being a very pale yellow.From the entry undermade
- The latter is eventually averaged over the gyrophase to produce Littlejohn's guiding-center equations.2016, Cesare Tronci, “From liquid crystal models to the guiding-center theory of magnetized plasmas”, in arXiv. From the entry gyrophase
Meaning of average
- noun Any measure of central tendency, especially any mean, the median, or the mode.
- noun The arithmetic mean.
- noun A financial loss due to damage to transported goods; compensation for damage or loss.
Questions about the past tense of average
- What is the past tense of average?
- The past tense of average is averaged.
- What is the past participle of average?
- The past participle of average is averaged.
- Is average a regular or irregular verb?
- Average is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
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