hands-on en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌhændz ˈɔʊn/ (Southern-US)
- [ˌhɛən‿ˈzɑn] (Northern-US, cot-caught-merger)
- [ˌhæn‿ˈzɑn] (Northern-US, cot-caught-merger)
- [ˌhæn‿ˈzɔn] Southern US, Midland US
- [ˌhæn‿ˈzɒn] (Eastern-New-England, UK)
- /ˌhændz ˈɔn/ Southern US, Midland US
- /ˌhændz ˈɒn/ (Eastern-New-England, UK)
- [ˌhæn‿ˈzɔʊn] (Southern-US)
- /ˌhændz ˈɑn/ (Northern-US, cot-caught-merger)
Etymology
Possibly from the phrase all hands on deck.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Involving active participation.
Our manager has a very hands-on approach.
The internship will provide hands-on training.
A basic hands-on kit that introduces you to good soldering techniques while working on state-of-the-art printed circuit board circuits. You will learn the basics of digital multimeters and circuit troubleshooting.
2018 January 14, “Toy Catalog”, in Elenco, number 38, page 52:Apprenticeship programmes supply the industry with an ongoing cohort of qualified talent. It is much cheaper to train new people than to pay inflated wages to attract existing talent. Apprenticeships are also a useful way of teaching the practical, hands-on skills that the modern railway needs.
2023 March 8, Neil Robertson, “Tackling the skills shortage”, in RAIL, number 978, page 33:Hands-on computing can make complicated computer tasks more natural to users.
The museum offers hands-on exhibits for children.
Relateds
action learning · learning by doing · roll up one's sleeves
Synonyms
at the coal face · action-based · front line · in the trenches
Translations (19)
fi käytännön- (involving active participation) · pl aktywny (involving active participation) · cmn 互動的 /互动的 (involving active participation) · de praktisch (involving active participation) · pl zaangażowany (involving active participation) · de handlungsbasiert (involving active participation) · ru акти́вный (involving active participation) · cs aktivní (involving active participation) · ka პრაქტიკული (involving active participation) · ru практи́ческий (involving active participation) · cmn 相互作用的 (involving active participation) · ka აქტიური ჩართულობის (involving active participation) · sk interaktívny (involving active participation) · de aktiv (involving active participation) · cs praktický (involving active participation) · sk praktický (involving active participation) · sk aktívny (involving active participation) · cmn 交互式的 (involving active participation) · cs interaktivní (involving active participation)