first-hand
Britishadjective
-
from the original source; direct or directly
first-hand news
he got the news first-hand
-
from the original source; directly
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In some cases volunteers may even deal with messy emergencies, as Tony witnessed first-hand a few weeks ago when he made the 500-mile round trip to Sunderland West End in the Northern League Division Two.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
“We are seeing first-hand the increasing need for a secure energy supply amid expanding power demand worldwide,” said Masoud Homayoun, head of EQT Infrastructure, which will hold AES as part of its Infrastructure VI fund.
From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026
The detailed first-hand testimony from all four men also verifies reports of a breakdown of law and order on the Russian front line.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
Sir Keir has often spoken about how as a parent of two teenage children he has first-hand experience of the dangers of social media for young people.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
The women explained that they had been nurses at the Sudbury hospital and saw the treatments and “volunteer studies” first-hand.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
