adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a first-hand account (= an account of a situation, given by the person who experienced it )
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a first-hand account of life in the refugee camps
an eyewitness/first-hand report (= from someone who saw what happened )
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Some were beaten and tortured according to first-hand reports from former prisoners.
first-hand experience (= experience gained by doing something yourself )
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She has no first-hand experience of running a school.
first-hand experience (= experience gained from doing something yourself )
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As a journalist living in Iraq, he had first-hand experience of coping with terror on his doorstep.
first-hand/personal knowledge (= knowledge from experiencing something yourself )
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writers who had no first-hand knowledge of war
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
account
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This book is a first-hand account of the most tremendous enlargement of astronomical science, written by its foremost pioneer.
experience
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This understanding needs to be informed, up-to-date and backed by first-hand experience , not based on hearsay or second-hand impressions.
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At one time, physical presence was a prerequisite for first-hand experience .
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Piaget suggested that, in performing actions, the child has first-hand experiences of the relations implicit in physical causality.
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Millions of people across the world have first-hand experience of what it can do.
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Their testimony on it represents crucial, first-hand experience of which those planning for the hospital-based sector must take significant account.
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It reflects, often, a first-hand experience of the events it describes.
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I had first-hand experience of that.
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And now I know from first-hand experience it's the wrong approach.
knowledge
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As part of the working crew, they also gained first-hand knowledge about operating a ship.
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International research tends to involve analyzing international data, rather than acquiring first-hand knowledge about international operations in other countries.
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He may well have had first-hand knowledge that the second half of that statement was true.
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Besides, the people of Waterloo had first-hand knowledge of the advantages of public ownership.
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In the first place, everyone travels by car and therefore everyone has first-hand knowledge of how awful the roads are.
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Two persons with first-hand knowledge said that Wynn worked for and had partial control of the company.
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Not many of those present had first-hand knowledge of such rarefied accommodation, but they took his meaning.
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In the process, managers gained much of the first-hand knowledge they needed to implement the company's strategies in the region.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Clara knew from first-hand experience that living in a foreign country would be difficult.
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This letter remains the only first-hand account of life on the island in the 17th century.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Besides, the people of Waterloo had first-hand knowledge of the advantages of public ownership.
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Giving your children a first-hand look at your work can have a significant impact on their career aspirations.
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I had first-hand experience of that.
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International research tends to involve analyzing international data, rather than acquiring first-hand knowledge about international operations in other countries.
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Millions of people across the world have first-hand experience of what it can do.
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Such beliefs are born out of first-hand experience and second-hand stories.
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This understanding needs to be informed, up-to-date and backed by first-hand experience, not based on hearsay or second-hand impressions.