modal

• Относящийся к способу или форме; в лингвистике описывает глаголы, выражающие необходимость, возможность, разрешение или способность.

Relating to mode or form; in linguistics, describing verbs that express necessity, possibility, permission, or ability.

1. Statistical modeC1formal

   Relating to or representing the most frequent value in a set of data.

   Модальный

   • The modal value in this dataset is 25.
   • Modal analysis helps identify the most common outcome.
   • Researchers calculated the modal age of the participants.

2. Musical modeC1formal

   Relating to a musical scale or mode, especially an ecclesiastical mode.

   Модальный

   • The piece is written in a modal style, using the Dorian mode.
   • Modal music was common in medieval church compositions.
   • The composer explored various modal harmonies.

3. Grammatical moodB2formal

   Relating to the mood of a verb, expressing necessity, possibility, permission, or obligation.

   Грамматическое наклонение

   • Modal verbs like 'can' and 'must' express ability and necessity.
   • The modal auxiliary 'should' indicates advice or obligation.
   • In English, modal verbs are used to modify the meaning of the main verb.

• Существительное, обозначающее вспомогательный глагол, такой как 'can' или 'will', который используется для выражения модальности, включая способность, разрешение или обязанность.

A noun referring to an auxiliary verb, such as 'can' or 'will', that is used to express modality, including ability, permission, or obligation.

1. Modal verbB2formal

   An auxiliary verb that expresses necessity, possibility, permission, or ability, such as 'can', 'will', 'must', or 'should'.

   Модальный глагол

   • In English, 'can' is a modal used to express ability.
   • You must use a modal verb to make polite requests.
   • The teacher explained how modals change the meaning of a sentence.