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