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firsthand
- /ˈfɜːstˌhænd/ UK
- /ˈfɝstˌhænd/ Canada, US
- [ˈfɝstˌhɛənd] Canada, US
- [ˌfɝstˈhɛənd] Canada, US
- /ˌfɜːstˈhænd/ UK
- /ˌfɝstˈhænd/ Canada, US
Rhymes with -ænd
Where it comes from
From first + hand.
adjective first hand · first-hand
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Direct, without intermediate stages.
firsthand knowledge
Similar: primary
- Not previously owned or used; contrasted with secondhand. a firsthand copy
adverb first hand · first-hand
- Directly or from personal experience. Hell and tarnations, I've known them for muddleheads and blockheads half my life, and firsthand, but I sure didn't expect them to take leave of their senses, insulting our office of President, making our Party into a white demagogue's party, slapping the Negro vote in the face.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: primary, directly, direct, personally, personal, original, primeval, primitive, face-to-face, first-hand, in-person, eyewitness, immediate, on-the-spot, autoptic, unmediated
Translations
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adj direct, without intermediate stages
| Español | de primera mano |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 第一手 dìyīshǒu |
| Português | de primeira mão |
| Deutsch | aus erster Hand, unmittelbar, direkt |
| Italiano | di prima mano, nuovo, recente |
| Ελληνικά | από πρώτο χέρι apó próto chéri |
| Русский | полу́ченный из пе́рвых рук polúčennyj iz pérvyx ruk, из пе́рвых рук iz pérvyx ruk |
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