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more hands on

Mo·ré hand on
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muh-rey hand on, awn]
    • /məˈreɪ hænd ɒn, ɔn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muh-rey hand on, awn]
    • /məˈreɪ hænd ɒn, ɔn/

Definitions of more hands on words

  • adjective more hands on characterized by or involved in active personal participation in an activity; individual and direct: a workshop to give children hands-on experience with computers. 1
  • adjective more hands on requiring manual operation, control, adjustment, or the like; not automatic or computerized: The hands-on telephone switchboard is almost obsolete. 1

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Origin of more hands on

First appearance:

before 1965
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1965-70; by analogy with hands-off

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Parts of speech for More hands on

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

more hands on popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

more hands on usage trend in Literature

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