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- Dictionaryfirst·hand/ˌfərstˈhand/
adjective
- 1. coming from the original source or personal experience; gained or learned directly: "no matter how much I had read on the subject, there's nothing that can compare to firsthand experience"
adverb
- 1. from the original source or personal experience; directly: "he knows firsthand how tough the job is"
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The meaning of FIRSTHAND is obtained by, coming from, or being direct personal observation or experience. How to use firsthand in a sentence.
gained by doing something yourself or from someone who was involved in something: Most of us have firsthand experience of teaching. Obtaining firsthand accounts from the survivors was tricky. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
FIRSTHAND meaning: 1. If you experience something firsthand, you experience it yourself: 2. gained by doing something…. Learn more.
When you get information from someone who saw something happen or heard something said, that's firsthand evidence. And anything you see or hear yourself is also firsthand. Your summer job might be a firsthand look at what farming is really like.
Firsthand definition: from the first or original source. See examples of FIRSTHAND used in a sentence.
First hand information or experience is gained or learned directly, rather than from other people or from books.
FIRSTHAND definition: from the original producer or source; direct | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.
