firsthand

IPA: fɝsthˈænd

adjective

  • Direct, without intermediate stages.
  • Not previously owned or used; contrasted with secondhand.

adverb

  • Directly or from personal experience.
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Examples of "firsthand" in Sentences

  • To hear Wu's story firsthand is to witness the paranoia he now lives in.
  • My comparison to 1980s Yugoslavia, a place that I also saw firsthand, is not casual.
  • The first of my million questions pertaining to house construction in Mexico, which I am about to enjoy firsthand, is about water tanks.
  • Our series gives you the opportunity to gain firsthand knowledge from people of all walks of life on what it means to live -- and live well -- with HIV.
  • Seeing the Windsor Gateway firsthand is a powerful reminder of why efficient and secure transportation networks and gateways are vital to Canada's economic productivity and competitiveness.
  • Insight Guide (top) and Rough Guide (at left) are helping international visitors to learn about the Taiwan POW camps, and hopefully they will want to come and discover more about them firsthand from the POW Society.

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