firsthand

adverb

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Pronunciation: /ˈfɜːstˌhænd/ / /ˈfɝstˌhænd/ / [ˈfɝstˌhɛənd] / /ˌfɜːstˈhænd/ / /ˌfɝstˈhænd/

Etymology: From first + hand.

Direct, without intermediate stages.
“firsthand knowledge”
“I recently received a firsthand report from an old friend — John A. Keel — who until last year was as skeptical a newshound as I have known.”
Not previously owned or used; contrasted with secondhand.
“a firsthand copy”

Etymology: From first + hand.

Directly or from personal experience.
“Hell and tarnations, I've known them for muddleheads and blockheads half my life, and firsthand, but I sure didn't expect them to take leave of their senses, insulting our office of President, making our Party into a white demagogue's party, slapping the Negro vote in the face.”
“In the course of three intensive days in and around Guiyu's four villages, the small investigative team witnessed firsthand what passes for recycling of e-waste in Asia.”