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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhands-onˈhands-on adjective [usually before noun] TAKE PART/BE INVOLVEDdoing something yourself rather than just talking about it or telling other people to do it a chance to get some hands-on experience of the job He has a very hands-on approach to management.
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hands-on• Students also said they liked the hands-on activities and felt these would help them in the world outside school.• The exhibit includes numerous hands-on activities, including several archaeological dig stations.• They require skilled, hands-on commitment at the top.• The program gives students hands-on experience in a hospital.• There is, however, nothing like hands-on experience to create shifts of mind and heart.• The training programs give students practical hands-on experience.• Mr. Garvey is known as a hands-on manager with an in-depth knowldege of the whole company.• He still enjoyed the hands-on side of mechanics and had enjoyed assisting in the training of apprentices.• It offers kids a behind-the-scenes, hands-on view of theater and regular interactive programs.• She also spent time shadowing health-care professionals and getting hands-on work experience.hands-on approach• The newer booklet takes a hands-on approach and progresses in a far more appropriate manner.
From Longman Business Dictionaryhands-onˈhands-on adjectiveHUMAN RESOURCES doing something yourself rather than just talking about it or telling other people to do itShe intends to continue being very much a hands-on manager.
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