promediar

to average; to be around (a value)

verb proh-meh-DYAHR Rare

Usage Note

Promediar means both 'to calculate an average' (promediar los resultados) and, intransitively, 'to average out at a certain value' (el equipo promedió tres goles por partido). The related noun promedio means 'average' or 'mean'. In sports commentary promediar is especially common when discussing statistics.

Examples

"El equipo promedió dos goles por partido."

Natural Translation

The team averaged two goals per match.

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