Mode — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

how something is done or how it happens

a particular functioning condition or arrangement

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈoʊd/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈəʊd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈəʊd/

1 syllable Say it as /mˈoʊd/.

Examples

her dignified manner
his rapid manner of talking
their nomadic mode of existence

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

style modal value modality fashion manner way musical mode mood

Parts of Speech

noun	how something is done or how it happens “her dignified manner”
noun	a particular functioning condition or arrangement “switched from keyboard to voice mode”
noun	a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility
noun	verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
noun	any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave
noun	the most frequent value of a random variable

Word Forms

mannerly	adjective	socially correct in behavior
stylist	noun	someone who cuts or beautifies hair
stylize	verb	represent according to a conventional style
modal	adjective	relating to or expressing the mood of a verb

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Modus

wie etwas gemacht wird oder wie es passiert

🇪🇸Spanish

modo

cómo se hace algo o cómo sucede

🇮🇹Italian

modalità

come viene fatto qualcosa o come accade

🇳🇱Dutch

modus

hoe iets wordt gedaan of hoe het gebeurt

🇵🇹Portuguese

modo

como algo é feito ou como acontece

🇷🇺Russian

режим

как что-то делается или как это происходит

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तरीका

कोई चीज़ कैसे की जाती है या कैसे होती है

🇧🇩Bengali

মোড

কিভাবে কিছু করা হয় বা কিভাবে এটি ঘটে

🇮🇳Tamil

முறை

ஏதாவது எப்படி செய்யப்படுகிறது அல்லது எப்படி நடக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

మోడ్

ఏదైనా ఎలా జరుగుతుంది లేదా అది ఎలా జరుగుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

मोड

काहीतरी कसे केले जाते किंवा ते कसे घडते

🇮🇳Gujarati

મોડ

કંઈક કેવી રીતે થાય છે અથવા તે કેવી રીતે થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೋಡ್

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಹೇಗೆ ಮಾಡಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅದು ಹೇಗೆ ಸಂಭವಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മോഡ്

ഒരു കാര്യം എങ്ങനെ ചെയ്യുന്നു അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അത് എങ്ങനെ സംഭവിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੋਡ

ਕੁਝ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਇਹ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

موڈ

کچھ کیسے ہوتا ہے یا یہ کیسے ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

模式

某事如何完成或如何发生

🇯🇵Japanese

モード

何かがどのように行われるか、またはそれがどのように起こるか

🇰🇷Korean

방법

어떤 일이 어떻게 이루어지거나 어떻게 일어나는지

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cách thức

làm thế nào một cái gì đó được thực hiện hoặc nó xảy ra như thế nào

🇹🇭Thai

โหมด

บางสิ่งบางอย่างเกิดขึ้นได้อย่างไรหรือเกิดขึ้นได้อย่างไร

🇲🇾Malay

mod

bagaimana sesuatu itu dilakukan atau bagaimana ia berlaku

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وضع

كيف يتم شيء ما أو كيف يحدث

🇮🇷Persian

حالت

چگونه کاری انجام می شود یا چگونه اتفاق می افتد

🇹🇷Turkish

mod

bir şeyin nasıl yapıldığı veya nasıl olduğu

🇮🇱Hebrew

מצב

איך עושים משהו או איך זה קורה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'mode'?

The primary meaning of 'mode' is 'how something is done or how it happens'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'mode' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'mode' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'mode' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'mode' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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How often do you encounter the word 'mode' in your daily reading?

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Do you find 'mode' easy to spell?

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In your opinion, does the word 'mode' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

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Which age group is most likely to use 'mode' in regular conversations?

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Would you classify 'mode' as formal, casual, or slang?

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