first-hand

British  

adjective

1. from the original source; direct or directly

   first-hand news

   he got the news first-hand

2. from the original source; directly

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first hand Idioms  

1. see at first hand.

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Example Sentences

I saw it first-hand when I spent two days with him back in 2012 for the BBC.

From BBC

The finished product was created with input from the Autistic Self Advocacy Network in an effort to hear first-hand from the autistic community on the sorts of features the doll should have.

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They saw first-hand what they felt were key elements - a hunger, tremendous work ethic and thirst for knowledge.

From BBC

During that time, many learned first-hand how hunger, displacement and death can shape their young lives.

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Hugo Knox, one of its co-founders, said the idea grew out of first-hand experience of selling real trees.

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Related Words

• authentic
• initial