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See also: Mode, mòde, and møde

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Etymology 1

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

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mode (plural modes)

  1. (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.
    1. (music, in particular) One of several ancient Greek scales.
  2. 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.
    1. (mathematics, physics) A state of a system that is represented by an eigenfunction of that system.
      1. (especially engineering) A state related to signals or vibrations.
        common-mode
        differential-mode
        normal mode of vibration
      2. (electromagnetism) A wave pattern in the electromagnetic field.
        longitudinal mode
        transverse mode
    2. (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.
    3. (electronics) A series of settings on a device used for a specific purpose.
      • 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.
    4. (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.
    5. (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
    6. (philosophy) That which exists only as a quality of substance.
  3. 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.
  4. (statistics) The most frequently occurring value in a distribution.
    Hypernym: average (broad sense)
    Coordinate terms: mean (broad sense), mean (narrow sense), average (narrow sense), median
  5. (textiles) In lace-making, a small decorative piece inserted into a pattern.
    1. (textiles) The openwork between the solid parts of a pattern.
    2. (obsolete) A woman's mantle with a hood.
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Etymology 2

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From French mode f (fashion, trend).

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mode (plural modes)

  1. 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.
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Catalan

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Etymology

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

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mode m (plural modes)

  1. way, manner
  2. (logic) modus
  3. (grammar) mood
  4. (music) mode
  5. (philosophy) mode
  6. (mathematics, physics) mode

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Danish

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Etymology

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

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  • IPA(key): /moːdə/, [ˈmoːðə]

Noun

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mode c (singular definite moden, plural indefinite moder)

  1. fashion

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Declension of mode
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative mode moden moder moderne
genitive modes modens moders modernes

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle French mode, from Latin modus. Doublet of modus.

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mode f (plural modes, diminutive modetje n)

  1. fashion, trend
    Deze broek is totaal uit de mode.These pants are totally out of fashion.
  2. (obsolete) custom, tradition, manner

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

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Esperanto

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Etymology

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    From modo + -e.

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    • IPA(key): /ˈmode/
    • Rhymes: -ode
    • Syllabification: mo‧de

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    mode

    1. 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

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    Etymology

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    Clipping of moderaattori.

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

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    mode (colloquial)

    1. synonym of moderaattori

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    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
    gen. moden
    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
    gen. 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
    gen. 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
    gen. 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
    gen. 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

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    Etymology

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      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.

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      mode f (plural modes)

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

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      mode m (plural modes)

      1. method, means, way, mode
        mode de paiementmethod of payment
        Quel mode de transport est-ce que tu utilises ?
        What method of transport do you use?
      2. (grammar) mode, mood
        Synonym: (obsolete) mœuf
      3. (music) mode
        Synonym: (obsolete) mœuf
      4. (statistics) mode (most common value)

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      Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
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      modê (plural mode-mode)

      1. mode, style or fashion; popular trend
        Synonym: fesyen
      2. 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

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      Italian

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      • IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.de/
      • Rhymes: -ɔde
      • Hyphenation: mò‧de

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      mode f

      1. plural of moda

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      Latin

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      Noun

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      mode

      1. vocative singular of modus

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      Etymology

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      From Dutch mode (fashion; trend), from French mode, from Latin modus.

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      • IPA(key): /ˈmode/, [ˈmo.dɛ]
      • Hyphenation: mo‧de

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      mode (Lontara spelling ᨆᨚᨉᨙ or 𑻥𑻶𑻧𑻵, definite modea)

      1. fashion; trend; current style (specifically regarding clothes, haircuts, decorations, etc.)
        Bajunna mode kamma-kammaya anne
        Her clothes are of the current fashion.

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      Etymology 1

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

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      mode (plural modes)

      1. 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.
      2. A person's nature or temperament; that which defines one's behaviour.
      3. One's visible nature; the appearance of someone.
      4. (rare) One's actions as a whole; the way one behaves.
      5. (rare) Writing or speaking; communication.
      6. (rare) An enterprise or endeavour.
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      mode (rare)

      1. Vain, boastful, conceited.
      2. Upset, distressed.
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      Etymology 2

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      From Old French mode, from Latin modus.

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      • IPA(key): /ˈmɔːd(ə)/, /ˈmoːd(ə)/

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      mode (plural modes) (Late Middle English)

      1. Grammatical mood or modality.
      2. (rare) Songs; pieces or sources of music.
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      (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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      mode f (plural modes)

      1. (Jersey) fashion

      Norwegian Bokmål

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      Etymology

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      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.

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      mode

      1. only used in à la mode (a la mode)
      2. only used in a la mode (a la mode)

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      Adjective

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      mode

      1. neuter singular of moden

      Old English

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      mōde

      1. dative singular of mōd

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      mode

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

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      Etymology

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      From French.

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      mode n

      1. fashion, a fashion trend
        senaste modetthe latest fashion

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