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mode

Definition

  • noun: a particular form or type 'of' something (such as transportation or behavior)
  • noun: an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals
  • synonyms: aeolian mode, aristotelian sorites, dorian mode

Examples

  • He goes into attack 'mode' [=he becomes very hostile and aggressive] whenever his decisions are questioned.

  • We're changing the factory's 'mode' [='method'] 'of' operation in order to save money.

  • When I'm in my creative 'mode' [=when I'm feeling creative], I can write for hours.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) He won't know the difference Raymond. Yeah. We just ran focus groups at Ryan Correctional facility. We call this combat mode. It really put the fear of God into the prisoners. Yeah, that's okay. Get a load of this. What is that? (..)
    2014 RoboCop