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DictionarymodeWay of doing something
noun

mode

MOHD/məʊd/

A particular manner in which something operates or is expressed.

The desk lamp is in reading mode, lighting the book.

An adult switches a small desk lamp between a broad general light position and a focused reading position using one simple selector; show current focused reading mode with book blank.
Etymology
modeLatinmeasure, way, manner

Latin modus covered both measure and manner. The selected meaning preserves its sense of a way of acting or doing: how something is done, rather than the thing being done.

In context

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I have my mixer in the extra-large mode so yours might be wide or compact you might not see the effects
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More examples

  • Walking is her favorite mode of transportation.
  • The phone switches to silent mode during meetings.
  • Poetry gives him a new mode of expression.

Forms

mode · modes

Similar words

way
A broader, less formal term for how something happens.
setting
Specifically a selected option that controls how a device operates.
method
Emphasizes a procedure used to accomplish a particular task.