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mode

/moʊd/noun1 syllable

Mode means: how something is done or how it happens.

Synonyms for mode9

noun, as in how something is done or how it happens

manner, style, way, fashion

noun, as in verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker

mood, modality

noun, as in a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility

modality

noun, as in any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave

musical mode

noun, as in the most frequent value of a random variable

modal value

also used for mode

grammatical mood

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What does mode mean?6

noun

1

how something is done or how it happens“her dignified manner”

2

verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker

3

a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility

4

any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave

5

the most frequent value of a random variable

6

a particular functioning condition or arrangement“switched from keyboard to voice mode”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with mode?21

two syllables

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Show 40 near rhymes
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Mode in a sentence

  • Averages come in three flavors: mean, median, and mode.papabear
  • Poetry is simply the most beautiful, impressive, and widely effective mode of saying things.carlosalberto
  • Cars, bikes, aeroplanes, boats, trains — these are all modes of transport.sundown
  • The author's mode of expression is very concise.unknown
  • Offering a dark mode is necessary for interface accessibility.frpzzd
  • Did you put your phone in airplane mode?tieguy
  • It's not the mode for young girls to curl their bangs.unknown
  • Cars are a popular mode of transportation for many people around the world.megamanenm

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Forms of mode

as a noun

plural
modes