Mode | Mean of mode in English Dictionary

/ˈmoʊd/

• Noun
• a particular form or type of something (such as transportation or behavior)
1. We're changing the factory's mode [=method] of operation in order to save money.
2. Technology has created new modes of communication.
3. different modes of thought
4. buses, trains, airplanes, and other modes of transportation
• a particular way of doing something
1. We're using a new mode [=method] of teaching.
2. a different mode [=way] of living
3. new modes of thinking
• the state in which a machine does a particular function
1. The VCR has two different recording modes.
2. When taking pictures indoors, put the camera in flash mode.

• a specified way of thinking, feeling, or acting
1. Let's get into work mode. [=let's get ready to work]
2. When I'm in my creative mode [=when I'm feeling creative], I can write for hours.
3. Reading helps me get into my relaxation mode.
4. He goes into attack mode [=he becomes very hostile and aggressive] whenever his decisions are questioned.