firsthand
adverb /ˌfɜːstˈhænd/
/ˌfɝːst-/ Definition
› If you experience something firsthand, you experience it yourself: Most of the older reporters have experienced war firsthand.Experiencing and suffering firsthand adjective [before noun] › Most of us have firsthand experience of teaching.Knowledge and awareness
(Definition of firsthand adverb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- afflict verb
- affliction noun
- almost/nearly die of sth idiom
- be a victim of your own success idiom
- be at/on the receiving end idiom
- cursed adjective (HAVING BAD LUCK)
- depth noun (STRENGTH)
- eaten up with/by sth idiom
- experience verb
- exposure noun (EXPERIENCE)
- fall prey/victim to sth/sb idiom
- get/have your fingers burned idiom
- nurse verb (FEEL EMOTION)
- practical adjective (EXPERIENCE)
- stricken adjective
- survive verb
- survivor noun
- take/have a knock idiom
- temporal adjective
- victim noun
Topic:
Experiencing and suffering
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