Definition & Meaning of "firsthand"in English

firsthand

directly experienced or obtained without intermediaries

original

primary

Grammatical Information

Composition

Compound

qualitative

Superlative

most firsthand

Comparative

more firsthand

gradable

domain

experience, information, evidence

Examples

She gave a firsthand account of the event.

firsthand

in a manner directly from the original source or from personal experience

Grammatical Information

Examples

She learned about the incident firsthand from a witness at the scene.

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