American English
/ˌfɚst̚ˈhænd̚/
2 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
Based on what someone has seen, done, or experienced personally.
Based on what someone has seen, done, or experienced personally.
We need firsthand information from the people who were there.
She gave a firsthand account of the accident.
firsthand experience · firsthand knowledge · firsthand information · firsthand account
firsthand + noun
a firsthand account of + something
By seeing or experiencing something yourself.
I learned firsthand how difficult the job is.
We saw the damage firsthand.
Write firsthand as one word when you mean “directly” or “from personal experience.”
learn firsthand · see firsthand · experience firsthand
learn + firsthand + about + something
see + something + firsthand