mode – English noun declension

English noun forms of mode

Noun: mode
Singularmode
Pluralmodes

Sample Sentences

  • What was the mode of entry?
  • An effectual and inexpensive mode of Protecting Wall-Trees from Spring-Frosts. [1855, Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society, volume 9, page 205:]
  • common-mode
  • differential-mode
  • normal mode of vibration
  • longitudinal mode
  • transverse mode
  • In insert mode, characters typed are directly inserted into the buffer.
  • airplane mode; night mode
  • The car was then placed into its Level 2 driving mode, much like you would for the current adaptive cruise control systems. [2024 May 4, Mat Gallagher, “I tried Mercedes’ new autonomous driving in busy city streets – it's mind-blowing”, in T3:]
  • 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. [2017 October 17, Jonathan M. Gitlin, “Gran Turismo Sport is extremely limited in offline mode”, in Ars Technica:]
  • 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. [2018 March 6, Martin Robinson, “Dispelling the myths of Bloodborne”, in Eurogamer:]
  • 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. [2019 February 25, Jordan Erica Webber, “Point and shoot: what's next for photography in video games?”, in The Guardian:]
  • It makes relatively little difference in mode choice except that some high income people avoid bus trips of 100 miles or more and except for the tendency of upper income people when traveling on business to travel by air. [1964, John B. Lansing, Dwight M. Blood, Mode Choice in Intercity Travel: A Multivariate Statistical Analysis; a Report to the Under Secretary for Transportation, U.S. Dept. of Commerce:]
  • 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.

Etymology

From Old French mode (masculine), from Latin modus (“measure, due measure, rhythm, melody”). Doublet of modus. See: Latin Nouns 'modus'.

Verbs referencing "mode"

Irish Nouns mód.