"hands-on" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /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/ (note: Southern US, Midland US), [ˌhæn‿ˈzɔn] (note: Southern US, Midland US), /ˌhændz ˈɔʊn/ [Southern-US], [ˌhæn‿ˈzɔʊn] [Southern-US]
Etymology: Possibly from the phrase all hands on deck. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} hands-on (not comparable)
  1. Involving active participation. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: at the coal face, front line, in the trenches, action-based Related terms: action learning, learning by doing, roll up one's sleeves Translations (involving active participation): praktický (Czech), interaktivní (Czech), aktivní (Czech), käytännön- (Finnish), პრაქტიკული (ṗrakṭiḳuli) (Georgian), აქტიური ჩართულობის (akṭiuri čartulobis) (Georgian), aktiv (German), handlungsbasiert (German), praktisch (German), практи́ческий (praktíčeskij) (Russian), акти́вный (aktívnyj) (Russian), praktický (Slovak), interaktívny (Slovak), aktívny (Slovak), activo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-hands-on-en-adj-xyZ4WuB9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 92 8

Noun [English]

IPA: /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/ (note: Southern US, Midland US), [ˌhæn‿ˈzɔn] (note: Southern US, Midland US), /ˌhændz ˈɔʊn/ [Southern-US], [ˌhæn‿ˈzɔʊn] [Southern-US] Forms: hands-ons [plural]
Etymology: Possibly from the phrase all hands on deck. Head templates: {{en-noun}} hands-on (plural hands-ons)
  1. A session of active participation, often as part of training or education.
    Sense id: en-hands-on-en-noun-dz97TQIX

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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