mode

UK
/məʊd/
US
/moʊd/

Translations

modenoun
modes
pl
UK
/məʊd/
US
/moʊd/
The mode of transportation they chose was by train.
La manière de se déplacer qu’ils ont choisie était le train.
The computer is currently in sleep mode.
L’ordinateur est actuellement en mode veille.
Additional translations
modeEn statistique.
modeEn musique.
modeEn grammaire.
modeEn physique et en ingénierie.
stylePour parler d’une manière ou d’une esthétique propre à une époque.
modeverb
moded
Past Simple
moded
Past Participle
moding
Gerund
Archaic and technical usage; infrequently encountered in contemporary English.
The sculptor moded the clay into an elegant figure.
Le sculpteur a façonné l’argile en une figure élégante.
réglerSens technique.
The engineers moded the laser to continuous-wave operation for the experiment.
Les ingénieurs ont réglé le laser pour un fonctionnement en onde continue pour l’expérience.
modeadjective
UK
/məʊd/
US
/moʊd/
Used attributively before nouns to denote a particular operating state or style (e.g., "mode switch").

Definitions

modenoun
A manner or way of doing something.
The mode of transportation they chose was by train.
A particular functioning condition or arrangement.
The computer is currently in sleep mode.
A fashion or style in clothing, art, or literature.
The mode of the 1920s was characterized by flapper dresses and jazz music.
In statistics, the value that appears most frequently in a data set.
In the data set 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, the mode is 2.
A set of musical notes forming a scale and from which melodies and harmonies are constructed.
The piece was composed in the Dorian mode.
A category of grammatical or logical modality; a verb mood.
The subjunctive mode is rarely used in modern English.
In physics and engineering, a specific pattern of vibration, oscillation, or electromagnetic field that a system can sustain.
The microwave resonator was tuned to its fundamental mode.
modeverb
To fashion or shape something into a particular form or style.
The sculptor moded the clay into an elegant figure.
To adjust or set (equipment or a system) so that it operates in a particular mode or configuration.
The engineers moded the laser to continuous-wave operation for the experiment.
modeadjective
Relating to or operating in a particular mode or state.
Press the mode button to select the desired setting.