FIRSTHAND


Meaning of FIRSTHAND in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adverb

Etymology: from( at ) first hand

: directly from the original source : by direct observation or experience

they will learn them firsthand — and they will not like them — H.S.Truman

individual citizens should know firsthand what goes on in the courts — Dorothy Barclay

II. adjective

: obtained or coming directly from the original source : obtained by or based on direct observation or experience : direct , immediate

authentic firsthand facts about business properties and market conditions — advt

keep in firsthand touch with the changing … situation — Current Biography

firsthand information

a firsthand account, written by the doctor of a small merchant ship — H.R.Viets

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.