first-hand
/ˌfəːstˈhand
/adjective & adverb
(Of information or experience) from the original source or personal experience; direct: [as adjective]: first-hand accounts of activities behind the enemy lines [as adverb]: data which is obtained first-hand from customers...
- That being said, I still think the best marketing stories come from personal, first-hand experience.
- At their best, they provide an authentic new source of first-hand information.
- Probably not people who have my first-hand experience of a similar situation.
Synonyms
direct, immediate, personal, unmediated, hands-on, experiential, empirical, from the original source
Phrases
at first hand
- read-through
- read up on something (or read something up)
- readvance
- readvancement
- re-advertise
- re-advertisement
- readvise
- read-write
- ready
- -ready
- ready cash
- ready-made
- ready-making
- ready meal
- ready-mix
- ready-mixed
- ready money
- ready-moneyed
- ready reckoner
- ready roll
- ready room
- ready-sensitized
- ready, steady, go (also ready, set, go)
- ready-to-wear
- ready-up