hands-on

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hands-on

/ˌhændz ˈɒn/ Eastern New England, UK
[ˌhæn‿ˈzɒn] Eastern New England, UK
/ˌhændz ˈɑn/ Northern US, cot caught merger
[ˌhæn‿ˈzɑn] Northern US, cot caught merger
[ˌhɛən‿ˈzɑn] Northern US, cot caught merger
/ˌhændz ˈɔn/
[ˌhæn‿ˈzɔn]
/ˌhændz ˈɔʊn/ Southern US
[ˌhæn‿ˈzɔʊn] Southern US

Where it comes from

Possibly from the phrase all hands on deck.

adjective

not comparable Involving active participation. The internship will provide hands-on training.
Similar: at the coal face, front line, in the trenches, action-based

noun hands-ons

A session of active participation, often as part of training or education.

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adj involving active participation

中文	互動的 /互动的 hùdòng de, 交互式的 jiāohùshì de, 相互作用的 xiānghù zuòyòng de
Deutsch	aktiv, handlungsbasiert, praktisch
Русский	практи́ческий praktíčeskij, акти́вный aktívnyj

noun session of active participation

中文	互動課程 /互动课程 hùdòng kèchéng, 互動工作坊 /互动工作坊 hùdòng gōngzuòfáng, 實踐活動 /实践活动 shíjiàn huódòng

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@misc{hands_on_2026,
  title = {hands-on},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hands-on},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}