first-hand
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.33 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Alternative form of firsthand.
adv
Directly or from personal experience.
Example Sentences
- "In order to gain first-hand experience of the operation of the new services I made a footplate journey on the only down two-hour train in the current timetable, the 8.30 a.m. Paddington [to Birmingham], a new express put on to offset the withdrawal of the 8.40 a.m. from Euston."
- "from MTV's The Real World, and AIDS activist Jennifer Jako, who presented valuable insight and first-hand accounts on living with HIV."
- "Its primary role is to enable Network Rail's engineers, management and stakeholders to see the condition of the infrastructure and track first-hand - in the warm and dry, and in a position of safety."