firsthand

== English == === Alternative forms === first hand, first-hand === Etymology === From first +‎ hand. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): (adjective) /ˈfɜːstˌhænd/, (adverb) /ˌfɜːstˈhænd/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): (adjective) /ˈfɝstˌhænd/, (/æ/ raising) [ˈfɝstˌhɛənd], (adverb) /ˌfɝstˈhænd/, (/æ/ raising) [ˌfɝstˈhɛənd] Rhymes: -ænd === Adjective === firsthand (not comparable) Direct, without intermediate stages. 1990 March, Cliff Gromer, Firsthand Report: Yamaha WaveRunner III, Popular Mechanics. Not previously owned or used; contrasted with secondhand. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === firsthand (not comparable) Directly or from personal experience. 2003, Katherine Edgar, “Levant”, in Jennifer Speake, Literature of Travel and Exploration: G to P However, the romantic subjective approach persisted, allowing the nontraveling reader the illusion of experiencing the region at firsthand, […]