Study & education
hands-on
practical and participatory
Involving people in doing practical activities instead of only watching or reading about them.
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Was the training useful?
Yes, it was very hands-on and we used the equipment every day.
The course is hands-on, so we practise each repair ourselves.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I got hand-on experience repairing the equipment.
Say: I got hands-on experience repairing the equipment.
The fixed adjective is “hands-on,” with “hands” in the plural, before “experience.”
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How it fits in a sentence.
a hands-on course; hands-on experience; be hands-on
Your turn: say it out loud
The course is hands-on, so we practise each repair ourselves.
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hands-on
practical and participatory
“The course is hands-on, so we practise each repair ourselves.”
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