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Definition mode in British English

mode noun

noun
/məʊd/
1

a particular way of doing something

Example

an efficient mode of production

Example

Email is becoming an increasingly popular mode of communication.

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2

one of a series of ways that a machine can be made to work

Example

in manual/automatic mode

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3

a particular way of behaving or feeling, or a way of behaving or feeling that is suitable for a particular situation or person

Example

Don't ask me anything about work because I'm in holiday mode.

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4

a particular fashion or style of art, literature, clothes etc

Example

a novel written in the mode of a detective story

Example

He had no intention of changing his mode of attire.

Definition mode in British English