mode

See also: Mode, mòde, and møde

English

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mode

Wikipedia

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /moʊd/
- Audio (US): (file)
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /məʊd/
(Scotland) IPA^(key): /mod/
Rhymes: -əʊd
Homophone: mowed (except Scotland)

Etymology 1

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

Noun

mode (plural modes)

(music) One of several ancient Greek scales.
(music) 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.
A particular means of accomplishing something.
What was the mode of entry?
- 1855, Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society, volume 9, page 205:
  An effectual and inexpensive mode of Protecting Wall-Trees from Spring-Frosts.
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.
(statistics) The most frequently occurring value in a distribution.
(mathematics, physics) A state of a system that is represented by an eigenfunction of that system.
(computing) One of various related sets of rules for processing data; more generally, any state of the system associated with certain behaviours.
Hyponyms: emulation mode, immediate mode, local emulation mode, protected mode, real mode, retained mode, strict mode

In insert mode, characters typed are directly inserted into the buffer.
(electronics) A series of settings on a device used for a specific purpose.
airplane mode; night mode
- 2024 May 4, Mat Gallagher, “I tried Mercedes’ new autonomous driving in busy city streets – it's mind-blowing”, in T3‎^[1]:
  The car was then placed into its Level 2 driving mode, much like you would for the current adaptive cruise control systems.
(video games) A variation in gameplay, such as a difficulty level.
- 2017 October 17, Jonathan M. Gitlin, “Gran Turismo Sport is extremely limited in offline mode”, in Ars Technica‎^[2]:
  Campaign mode (the career mode that includes the notorious Gran Turismo driving school) is off limits while offline. Also unavailable offline: buying new cars, viewing your garage, editing car liveries, and even the "taking photos of fancy cars in exotic scenery" mode.
- 2018 March 6, Martin Robinson, “Dispelling the myths of Bloodborne”, in Eurogamer‎^[3]:
  I've stumbled over gaming's simplest hurdles, been humiliated by the lowliest of enemies and will often go for an easy mode if one's available, and yet I've run through Bloodborne twice without ever really breaking much of a sweat.
- 2019 February 25, Jordan Erica Webber, “Point and shoot: what's next for photography in video games?”, in The Guardian‎^[4]:
  Selfie modes, meanwhile, let you add filters and change characters’ facial expressions, from Link in The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker to Arthur Morgan in Red Dead Redemption 2.
(grammar) A verb form that depends on how its containing clause relates to the speaker’s or writer’s wish, intent, or assertion about reality.
Synonyms: mood, grammatical mood

Hyponyms: imperative mode, indicative mode, infinitive mode, subjunctive mode
(philosophy) That which exists only as a quality of substance.
(textiles) In lace-making, a small decorative piece inserted into a pattern.
(textiles) The openwork between the solid parts of a pattern.
(obsolete) A woman's mantle with a hood.

Derived terms

(grammar): See also Thesaurus:grammatical mood
(music): Aeolian mode, Dorian mode, Ionian mode, Locrian mode, Lydian mode, Mixolydian mode, Phrygian mode

Related terms

Translations

in music

Bulgarian: лад m (lad)
Czech: modus (cs) m
Dutch: wijs (nl) f
Finnish: moodi (fi)
Greek: κλίμακα (el) f (klímaka), ήχος (el) m (íchos)
Hungarian: hangsor (hu), hangnem (hu)
Ido: modo (io)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: modus m

Nynorsk: modus m
Russian: лад (ru) m (lad), тона́льность (ru) f (tonálʹnostʹ)

means of accomplishing something

Armenian: եղանակ (hy) (eġanak), ձեւ (hy) (jew), կերպ (hy) (kerp)
Bulgarian: начин (bg) m (način), способ (bg) m (sposob)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 方式 (zh) (fāngshì), 辦法／办法 (zh) (bànfǎ)
Dutch: wijze (nl) f
Esperanto: maniero (eo), metodo (eo)
Estonian: viis (et)
Finnish: tapa (fi), keino (fi)
French: manière (fr) f, façon (fr) f, mode (fr) m
Georgian: მეთოდი (ka) (metodi), საშუალება (sašualeba)
German: Art (de) f
Greek: μέθοδος (el) f (méthodos), τρόπος (el) m (trópos)
Ancient: τρόπος m (trópos)
Hebrew: דֶּרֶךְ (he) f (derekh)
Hungarian: mód (hu), módozat (hu)
Japanese: モード (ja) (mōdo)
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: awa (ku) m, şêwe (ku) f
Latin: modus (la) m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: modus m

Nynorsk: modus m
Polish: sposób (pl) m, metoda (pl) f
Russian: ме́тод (ru) m (métod), мето́дика (ru) m (metódika), спо́соб (ru) m (spósob), лад (ru) m (lad), мане́ра (ru) f (manéra)
Scottish Gaelic: modh m or f, dòigh f
Spanish: modo (es)

a particular state of being, or frame of mind

Hungarian: üzemmód (hu), mód (hu)
Swedish: humör (sv) n

statistics: the most frequently occurring value in a distribution

Arabic: مِنْوَال (minwāl)
Bulgarian: мода (bg) (moda)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 眾數／众数 (zh) (zhòngshù)
Czech: modus (cs) m
Finnish: moodi (fi), tyyppiarvo (fi)
Hungarian: módusz (hu)
Icelandic: tíðasta gildi n, algengasta gildi n, líklegasta gildi n
Italian: moda (it) f
Korean: 최빈값 (ko) (choebin'gap)
Malay: angkerap, mode
Maori: tau tānui
Polish: dominanta (pl) f, wartość modalna f
Russian: мо́да (ru) f (móda)
Spanish: moda (es) f
Swedish: typvärde (sv) n
Tagalog: palasak
Welsh: modd m

mathematics, physics: state of a system represented by an eigenfunction of that system

Finnish: tila (fi)
Hungarian: módus
Ido: modo (io)
Russian: режи́м (ru) m (režím), состоя́ние (ru) n (sostojánije)
Turkish: mod (tr), kip (tr)

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

Belarusian: рэжы́м m (režým)
Bulgarian: режим (bg) m (režim)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 狀態／状态 (zh) (zhuàngtài), 模式 (zh) (móshì)
Czech: režim (cs) m, mód m
Danish: tilstand (da) c
Dutch: modus (nl) m
Esperanto: reĝimo
Estonian: režiim (et)
Finnish: tila (fi), moodi (fi)
French: mode (fr) m
Georgian: რეჟიმი (režimi), მდგომარეობა (mdgomareoba)
German: Modus (de) m
Greek: ρύθμιση (el) f (rýthmisi), προσαρμογή (el) f (prosarmogí)
Hungarian: üzemmód (hu)
Ido: modo (io)
Indonesian: modus (id)
Japanese: モード (ja) (mōdo)
Korean: 모드 (modeu)
Malay: mod
Maori: aratau
Norwegian:
Bokmål: modus m

Nynorsk: modus m
Polish: tryb (pl) m
Russian: режи́м (ru) m (režím)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: на́чин рада m, рѐжӣм m, мо̑д m

Roman: náčin rada m, rèžīm (sh) m, mȏd (sh) m
Swedish: läge (sv) n
Turkish: mod (tr)
Ukrainian: режи́м m (režým)
Vietnamese: chế độ (vi)

grammatical mood — see grammatical mood

Etymology 2

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

Noun

mode (plural modes)

Style or fashion; popular trend.
Her wardrobe is always in mode.
- 1922, Edith Van Dyne, chapter 4, in Mary Louise and Josie O'Gorman:
  The dress she wore was no longer a cheap blue serge but a handsome tricolette, richly trimmed according to the prevailing mode.

Derived terms

Translations

style or fashion

Bulgarian: мода (bg) f (moda)
Catalan: moda (ca)
Danish: mode c
Dutch: mode (nl) f, trend (nl) m
Esperanto: modo (eo)
Estonian: mood (et)
Faroese: móti m
Finnish: muoti (fi); muodikas (fi) (in mode)
French: mode (fr) f
German: Mode (de) f
Greek: μόδα (el) f (móda), συρμός (el) m (syrmós)
Hungarian: divat (hu), módi (hu)
Ido: modo (io)
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: mode (ku) f, trend (ku) f
Norwegian: mote
Polish: moda (pl) f, styl (pl) m
Portuguese: moda (pt) f
Russian: мо́да (ru) f (móda)
Spanish: moda (es) f
Swedish: mode (sv)

Anagrams

Dome, E.D. Mo., Edom, Medo-, demo, demo-, dome

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin modus. Doublet of moda, a borrowing through French.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈmɔ.ðə]
IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈmɔ.ðe]

Noun

mode m (plural modes)

Derived terms

mode d’ésser

Related terms

modal

Danish

Etymology

From French mode, from Latin modus (“manner, method”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /moːdə/, [ˈmoːðə]

Noun

mode c (singular definite moden, plural indefinite moder)

fashion

Inflection

Declension of mode

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	mode	moden	moder	moderne
genitive	modes	modens	moders	modernes

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French mode, from Latin modus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmoː.də/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: mo‧de
Rhymes: -oːdə

Noun

mode f (plural modes, diminutive modetje n)

fashion, trend
Het staat je vrij om de mode te volgen in België en Nederland — You're free to follow fashion in Belgium and the Netherlands.
(obsolete) custom, tradition, manner

Derived terms

Descendants

Afrikaans: mode
→ Indonesian: mode
→ Sranan Tongo: modo
- → Caribbean Hindustani: modo
- → Kari'na: moto
→ West Frisian: moade

Anagrams

doem, moed

Esperanto

Etymology

From modo +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈmode]
Rhymes: -ode
Hyphenation: mo‧de

Adverb

mode

fashionably
Synonym: laŭmode
- 1937, British Esperantist:
  Li preferas jarcento ol centjaro; kaj aprobas la formojn bluokulo (blua okulo) ; belknabino (bela knabino), libertempo (libera tempo), kiujn lastatempo estas mode kondamni.
  He prefers jarcento to centjaro, and approves the forms bluokulo (blua okulo) ; belknabino (bela knabino), libertempo (libera tempo), which it has been fashionable to condemn lately.
- 2002, Julian Modest, “La glita kaj danĝera vojo,”, in La Ondo de Esperanto:
  Li estis mode vestita per eleganta kolombkolora jako kaj blanka ĉemizo, kiu brilis kiel neĝo.
  He was fashionably dressed in an elegant dove-colored jacket and a white shirt that shined like snow.
- 2003, Thierry Salomon, “La mondolingvo,”, in Monato:
  Tie, dudek jarojn post la milito, iu sinjoro Etiemble skribis libron „Ĉu vi parolas frermane?”. Kiu dum iom da tempo havis efiketon kaj forpuŝis kelkajn germanismojn, sed poste por unu forpuŝita dek novaj venis. Ne estas mode rezisti al tiu fenomeno.
  There, twenty years after the war, one Mr. Etiemble wrote a book, "Do you speak Frerman?" Which for a little while had a small effect and pushed out a few germanisms, but later for each one pushed out ten new ones arrived. It's not fashionable to resist this phenomenon.

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of moderaattori

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmode/, [ˈmo̞de̞]
Rhymes: -ode
Syllabification^(key): mo‧de

Noun

mode (colloquial)

Synonym of moderaattori.

Declension

Inflection of mode (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		mode	modet
genitive		moden	modejen
partitive		modea	modeja
illative		modeen	modeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		mode	modet
accusative	nom.	mode	modet
accusative	gen.	moden	modet
genitive		moden	modejen modein ^rare
partitive		modea	modeja
inessive		modessa	modeissa
elative		modesta	modeista
illative		modeen	modeihin
adessive		modella	modeilla
ablative		modelta	modeilta
allative		modelle	modeille
essive		modena	modeina
translative		modeksi	modeiksi
abessive		modetta	modeitta
instructive		—	modein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of mode (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		modeni	modeni
accusative	nom.	modeni	modeni
accusative	gen.	modeni	modeni
genitive		modeni	modejeni modeini ^rare
partitive		modeani	modejani
inessive		modessani	modeissani
elative		modestani	modeistani
illative		modeeni	modeihini
adessive		modellani	modeillani
ablative		modeltani	modeiltani
allative		modelleni	modeilleni
essive		modenani	modeinani
translative		modekseni	modeikseni
abessive		modettani	modeittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	modeineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		modesi	modesi
accusative	nom.	modesi	modesi
accusative	gen.	modesi	modesi
genitive		modesi	modejesi modeisi ^rare
partitive		modeasi	modejasi
inessive		modessasi	modeissasi
elative		modestasi	modeistasi
illative		modeesi	modeihisi
adessive		modellasi	modeillasi
ablative		modeltasi	modeiltasi
allative		modellesi	modeillesi
essive		modenasi	modeinasi
translative		modeksesi	modeiksesi
abessive		modettasi	modeittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	modeinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		modemme	modemme
accusative	nom.	modemme	modemme
accusative	gen.	modemme	modemme
genitive		modemme	modejemme modeimme ^rare
partitive		modeamme	modejamme
inessive		modessamme	modeissamme
elative		modestamme	modeistamme
illative		modeemme	modeihimme
adessive		modellamme	modeillamme
ablative		modeltamme	modeiltamme
allative		modellemme	modeillemme
essive		modenamme	modeinamme
translative		modeksemme	modeiksemme
abessive		modettamme	modeittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	modeinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		modenne	modenne
accusative	nom.	modenne	modenne
accusative	gen.	modenne	modenne
genitive		modenne	modejenne modeinne ^rare
partitive		modeanne	modejanne
inessive		modessanne	modeissanne
elative		modestanne	modeistanne
illative		modeenne	modeihinne
adessive		modellanne	modeillanne
ablative		modeltanne	modeiltanne
allative		modellenne	modeillenne
essive		modenanne	modeinanne
translative		modeksenne	modeiksenne
abessive		modettanne	modeittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	modeinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		modensa	modensa
accusative	nom.	modensa	modensa
accusative	gen.	modensa	modensa
genitive		modensa	modejensa modeinsa ^rare
partitive		modeaan modeansa	modejaan modejansa
inessive		modessaan modessansa	modeissaan modeissansa
elative		modestaan modestansa	modeistaan modeistansa
illative		modeensa	modeihinsa
adessive		modellaan modellansa	modeillaan modeillansa
ablative		modeltaan modeltansa	modeiltaan modeiltansa
allative		modelleen modellensa	modeilleen modeillensa
essive		modenaan modenansa	modeinaan modeinansa
translative		modekseen modeksensa	modeikseen modeiksensa
abessive		modettaan modettansa	modeittaan modeittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	modeineen modeinensa

Anagrams

Edmo, demo

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French mode, from Old French mode f, ultimately from Latin modus m. The masculine gender was reintroduced for some senses during the Middle French period under influence of the Latin. Doublet of mœuf.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɔd/
Audio: (file)

Noun

mode f (plural modes)

fashion, trend
Il faut suivre la mode en France.
You've got to follow fashion in France.

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Arabic: مُوضَة (mūḍa)
→ Bulgarian: мода (moda)
→ Catalan: moda
→ English: mode
→ German: Mode
→ Italian: moda
→ Khmer: ម៉ូត (mout)
→ Macedonian: мода (moda)
→ Norwegian Bokmål: mode, mote
→ Norwegian Nynorsk: mode; mote
→ Persian: مُد (mod)
→ Polish: moda
→ Portuguese: moda
→ Russian: мо́да (móda)
→ Serbo-Croatian: moda, мо́да
→ Spanish: moda
→ Vietnamese: mốt

Noun

mode m (plural modes)

method, means, way, mode
mode de paiement ― method of payment

Quel mode de transport est-ce que tu utilises ?
What method of transport do you use?
(grammar) mode, mood
Synonym: (obsolete) mœuf
(music) mode
Synonym: (obsolete) mœuf
(statistics) mode (most common value)

Derived terms

Anagrams

démo, dôme

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

mode

Wikipedia ^id

Etymology

From Dutch mode f, from Middle French mode f, from Latin modus m. Doublet of moda, model, modern, modul, and modus.
Semantic loan from English mode in electronics and computing sense.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈmo.də]
Hyphenation: mo‧dê

Noun

modê (plural mode-mode, first-person possessive modeku, second-person possessive modemu, third-person possessive modenya)

mode, style or fashion; popular trend.
Synonym: fesyen
mode,
1. (electronics) a series of settings on a device used for a specific purpose.
2. (computing) one of various related sets of rules for processing data.

Alternative forms

mod (electronics, computing, Standard Malay)

Related terms

Italian

Noun

mode f

plural of moda

Anagrams

demo, demo-, medo

Latin

Noun

mode

vocative singular of modus

Middle English

Alternative forms

mod, mood, moode

Etymology 1

From Old English mōd, from Proto-Germanic *mōdaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /moːd/
Rhymes: -oːd

Noun

mode (plural modes)

Activity within one's mind or brain:
1. One's current mindset or feelings; mood:
  1. Fortitude, braveness, bravery, heart.
  2. Vainness, proudness; the display of conceit.
  3. Sadness, lamenting; the state of being sad or upset.
  4. Angriness, ire, resentment.
2. One's mental capacity or intellect; the fount of reasoning.
3. One's overall or overarching feelings; an opinion or will.
4. What one currently wants or likes; a goal or aim
5. One's motivation or willpower; resoluteness.
6. (rare) Part of one's thought process.
A person's nature or temperament; that which defines one's behaviour.
One's visible nature; the appearance of someone.
(rare) One's actions as a whole; the way one behaves.
(rare) Writing or speaking; communication.
(rare) An enterprise or endeavour.

Related terms

Descendants

English: mood
Scots: mude, muid

References

“mọ̄d, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-23.

Adjective

mode (rare)

Vain, boastful, conceited.
Upset, distressed.

References

“mọ̄de, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-23.

Etymology 2

From Old French mode, from Latin modus.

Alternative forms

mood, moode, moodd, moede

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɔːd(ə)/, /ˈmoːd(ə)/

Noun

mode (plural modes) (Late Middle English)

Grammatical mood or modality.
(rare) Songs; pieces or sources of music.

Descendants

English: mode, mood

References

“mōd(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-23.

Norman

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

mode f (plural modes)

(Jersey) fashion

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French mode (“fashion, trend”), from Middle French mode, from Old French mode, from Latin modus (“measure, manner”), from Proto-Italic *modōs, from Proto-Indo-European *mod-ōs (“measure”), from *med- (“to measure”). Doublet of mote.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɔːd/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ɔːd
Hyphenation: mode

Adverb

mode

Only used in à la mode (“a la mode”)
Only used in a la mode (“a la mode”)

Anagrams

demo

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

modent

Adjective

mode

neuter singular of moden

Old English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmoː.de/

Noun

mōde

dative singular of mōd

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

𑀫𑁄𑀤𑁂 (Brahmi script)
मोदे (Devanagari script)
মোদে (Bengali script)
මොදෙ (Sinhalese script)
မောဒေ or မေႃၻေ (Burmese script)
โมเท (Thai script)
ᨾᩮᩣᨴᩮ (Tai Tham script)
ໂມເທ (Lao script)
មោទេ (Khmer script)
𑄟𑄮𑄘𑄬 (Chakma script)

Verb

mode

inflection of modati (“to rejoice”):
1. optative active singular
2. first-person singular present/imperative middle

Swedish

Etymology

From French.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²muːdɛ/
Audio: (file)

Noun

mode n

fashion, a fashion trend
senaste modet ― the latest fashion

Declension

Declension of mode

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	mode	modes
singular	definite	modet	modets
plural	indefinite	moden	modens
plural	definite	modena	modenas

mode

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

Derived terms

Translations

See also

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

Danish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Inflection

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Descendants

Anagrams

Esperanto

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adverb

Finnish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Descendants

Noun

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Indonesian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Alternative forms

Related terms

Further reading

Italian

Noun

Anagrams

Latin

Noun

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Related terms

Descendants

References

Adjective

References

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun