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Princeton's WordNet

  1. firsthandadverb

    received directly from a source

    "firsthand information"

  2. firsthand, at first handadverb

    from the original source; directly

    "I heard this story firsthand"

Wiktionary

  1. firsthandadjective

    Direct, without intermediate stages.

    firsthand knowledge

ChatGPT

  1. firsthand

    Firsthand refers to any information, experience, or perception that is directly obtained or perceived by an individual, instead of relayed or reported through another person. It involves direct observation or participation, without any intermediaries.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of firsthand in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of firsthand in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of firsthand in a Sentence

  1. Kobe Bryants:

    When I was growing up in Italy, I've obviously witnessed it firsthand going to certain soccer matches and things of that nature, my parents have taught me and educated me on how to deal with those sorts of things.

  2. Draymond Green:

    Covid-19 has proven how college athletes are anything but amateur. College sports generates $ 15 billion every year for everyone except the athletes actually playing the game. It's slave labor in a downright dictatorship, i've seen firsthand just how backwards the NCAA's likeness restrictions for college athletes are and how Draymond Green and my teammates struggled to make ends meet.

  3. Mary Trump:

    I saw firsthand what focusing on the wrong things, elevating the wrong people can do -- the collateral damage that can be created by allowing somebody to live their lives without accountability, if I can do anything to change the narrative and to tell the truth, I need to do it. Because I don't believe the American people had the entire truth four years ago.

  4. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts:

    On the eve of The Senate Republicans covering up transgressions and spreading misinformation, I can not in good conscience attend a sham State of the Union when I have seen firsthand the damage Donald J. Trump's rhetoric and policies have inflicted on those I love and those I represent.

  5. Maria Cardona:

    She has an opportunity to wield tremendous power and influence. That can't be overstated. I have seen firsthand how audiences respond to her, big and small, she is going to be a tremendous asset.

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