firsthand

/ˌfɜːstˈhænd/ adjective, adverb

Translation

› experienced, seen, or learnt directly

ilk el; ilk elden

Police heard firsthand accounts of the accident from witnesses. The soldiers knew firsthand about the horrors of war. firsthand experience 1722

(Definition of firsthand adjectiveadverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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