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average vs achieve

achieve vs average

average is a noun but achieve is not a noun.

average is an adjective but achieve is not an adjective.

average and achieve both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
average Yes Yes Yes No
achieve No No Yes No
As verbs, achieve is a hypernym of average; that is, achieve is a word with a broader meaning than average:
  • average: achieve or reach on average
  • achieve: to gain with effort
Other hypernyms of average include accomplish, attain, reach.
average (noun) achieve (noun)
a statistic describing the location of a distribution
an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual
(sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities
average (adjective) achieve (adjective)
lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered
around the middle of a scale of evaluation
lacking exceptional quality or ability
relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values)
approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution
average (verb) achieve (verb)
compute the average of to gain with effort
achieve or reach on average
amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain
Difference between average and achieve

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