Meaning

16 senses
  1. A particular means of accomplishing something.

    What was the mode of entry?

    a particular functioning condition or arrangement

  2. A state of a system that is represented by an eigenfunction of that system.

    (especially)A state related to signals or vibrations.

    common-mode

    differential-mode

    режи́мrežím, состоя́ниеsostojánije

  3. A wave pattern in the electromagnetic field.

    longitudinal mode

    transverse mode

  4. A particular means of accomplishing something.

    One of various related sets of rules for processing data; more generally, any state of the system associated with certain behaviours.

    In insert mode, characters typed are directly inserted into the buffer.

    Modus, Betriebsart

    режи́мrežím

    режи́мrežým

  5. A series of settings on a device used for a specific purpose.

    airplane mode; night mode

  6. A variation in gameplay, such as a difficulty level.

  7. A verb form that depends on how its containing clause relates to the speaker’s or writer’s wish, intent, or assertion about reality.

    verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker

  8. That which exists only as a quality of substance.

  9. A particular means of transportation as a class.

  10. A particular state of being, or frame of mind.

    After a series of early setbacks, her political campaign is in crisis mode.

    After being stabbed, he went into survival mode until he got to the hospital.

  11. The most frequently occurring value in a distribution.

    мо́даmóda

  12. One of several common scales in modern Western music, one of which corresponds to the modern major scale and one to the natural minor scale.

Examples

78 sentences
  1. Please put your phones on vibrate mode.

    Будь ласка, установіть режим вібрації на своїх телефонах.

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  2. Please put your phones on manner mode.

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  3. Please put your phones on silent mode.

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  4. Tom usually keeps his phone in manner mode.

    deToms Telefon ist immer stummgeschaltet.

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  5. My favorite dessert is cheesecake a la mode.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
computing: one of various related sets of rules for processing data; more generally, any state of the system associated with certain behaviours:
Русский
By meaning 4
in music:
means of accomplishing something:
mathematics, physics: state of a system represented by an eigenfunction of that system:
statistics: the most frequently occurring value in a distribution:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
means of accomplishing something:
computing: one of various related sets of rules for processing data; more generally, any state of the system associated with certain behaviours:
style or fashion:

Origin

From Old French mode (masculine), from Latin modus (“measure, due measure, rhythm, melody”

From Old French mode (masculine), from Latin modus (“measure, due measure, rhythm, melody”). Doublet of modus.

From French mode f (“fashion, trend”).

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Forms

plural: modes
Singularmode
Pluralmodes

regular

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the most frequent value of a random variable:modal value
  • any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave:musical mode
  • how something is done or how it happens:mannerstylewayfashion
  • verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker:moodmodality
  • a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility:modality

Word family

89 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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