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Meaning of hands-on in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

    /ˌhæn(d)zˈɑn/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    hands-on

    Definitions

    1. involving active participation

    Examples

    • « he's a hands-on manager »
    • « hands-on operations »

    Synonyms

    • active

Famous quotes

  • « I've never been a hands-on dad. I'm not ashamed to admit it, but you can't run a restaurant and be home for tea at 4:30 and bath and change nappies. »
    Gordon Ramsay
  • « I think I'm a really hands-on mom. »
    Brooke Burke
  • « Child-rearing is my main interest now. I'm a hands-on father. »
    Sean Penn
  • « If you had told me at 45 years old that I would have to go on tour to get rest, I would've said, 'That's not how it works.' But nothing can be more gratifying. I'm a very hands-on dad. »
    Chris Robinson
  • « I wasn't a normal professor. I had worked in government. I hadn't written nine zillion books. I was a hands-on professor. »
    Madeleine Albright

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