first-hand account
1ˌfirst-ˈhand — adj obtained by experiencing something yourself, not by learning about it from other people first hand knowledge/information/experience[/ex] a first hand account of the situation[/ex] ˌfirst ˈhand adv …
2first-hand information — /ˌfa:st hænd ɪnfə meɪʃ(ə)n/ noun information from an original source ● We had a first hand account of what happened at the sales meeting from one of the salesreps who was there …
3first-hand — also first|hand [ˌfə:stˈhænd US ˌfə:rst ] adj [only before noun] first hand experience/knowledge/account etc experience etc that has been learned or gained by doing something yourself or by talking to someone yourself →↑second hand ▪ journalists… …
4first-hand — adjective first hand experience/knowledge/account experience etc that has been learned or gained by doing something yourself: journalists with first hand experience of working in war zones compare secondhand, see also (at) first hand first (35) …
5first-hand — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. First hand is used with these nouns: ↑account, ↑evidence, ↑experience, ↑knowledge, ↑look, ↑observation, ↑report {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adv. First hand is used with these verbs: ↑experience, ↑ …
6first·hand — /ˈfɚstˈhænd/ adj : coming directly from actually experiencing or seeing something He gave a firsthand account of the battle. She draws on firsthand experiences for her novel. compare ↑secondhand, see also at first hand at ↑first …
7At first hand — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …
8First Battle of Fallujah — Part of the Iraq War A U.S. Marine from the 1st Marine Division mans an M 240G machine gun outside …
9account — ac|count1 W1S2 [əˈkaunt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(description)¦ 2¦(at a bank)¦ 3 take account of something 4 on account of something 5 accounts 6 on account 7¦(with a shop/company)¦ 8¦(bill)¦ 9¦(arrangement to sell goods)¦ …
10Hand — (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in man and… …
