- [countable] a particular way of doing something; a particular type of something
- a mode of communication
- a mode of behaviour
- environment-friendly modes of transport
Extra Examples- Their main mode of subsistence is hunting.
- Try using some other mode of organization.
- Walking was his preferred mode of travel.
- Everyone is categorized in the same mode.
- Try to get out of this mode of thinking.
- Under feudalism, the dominant mode of production was based on the ownership of land.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- normal
- traditional
- usual
- …
- adopt
- use
- enter
- …
- in…mode
- mode of
- a mode of address
- a mode of communication
- a mode of expression
- …
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- [countable, uncountable] the way in which a piece of equipment is set to perform a particular task
- Switch the camera into the automatic mode.
- You can also use this computer game in two-player mode.
Extra Examples- Most digital cameras have an automatic mode.
- Switch from ‘receive’ mode to ‘transmit’ mode.
- The machine is in its ‘suspend’ mode.
- The phone displays a clock when in standby mode.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- normal
- traditional
- usual
- …
- adopt
- use
- enter
- …
- in…mode
- mode of
- a mode of address
- a mode of communication
- a mode of expression
- …
- [uncountable, countable] a particular way of feeling or behaving
- to be in holiday mode
Extra Examples- They're in crisis mode at the moment.
- He continued, but in a less aggressive mode.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- normal
- traditional
- usual
- …
- adopt
- use
- enter
- …
- in…mode
- mode of
- a mode of address
- a mode of communication
- a mode of expression
- …
- [countable, usually singular] a particular style or fashion in clothes, art, etc.
- a pop video made by a director who really understands the mode
Extra Examples- He had no intention of changing his mode of attire.
- What do you think of her mode of dress?
- [singular] (specialist) a set of notes in music that form a scale
- major/minor mode
- [singular] (mathematics) the value that appears most frequently in a series of numbers
Word Originlate Middle English (in the musical and grammatical senses): from Latin modus ‘measure’, from an Indo-European root shared by mete; compare with mood in its grammatical sense.
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