Meaning

1 senses

  1. (not comparable)Directly or from personal experience.

    from the original source; directly

Examples

17 sentences

  1. I experienced it firsthand.

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  2. I have never experienced racism firsthand.

    ruЯ никогда не сталкивался с расизмом на собственном опыте. — Balamax

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  3. Ziri has seen men die firsthand.

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  4. The journalist heard about the war firsthand.

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  5. Tom experienced the school's cancel culture firsthand.

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Origin

From first + hand.

From first + hand.

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
firstA1firstbornfirstlyB2fiscalB2fishA1
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