Meaning of mode in English
1. a type of something or a particular way of doing something
a new mode of life
a mode of thought[thinking]
a mode of transportation
Switch your phone to the silent mode.
3. the most usual fashion or custom, specially temporarily
Short skirts are in mode[⇔out of mode].
Long skirts were the latest mode in those days.
Hot pants were the mode of the 1970s.