at first hand

Adverb

Meaning

from the original source; directly

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

directly personally firsthand first-hand toe to toe

Antonyms

confidential secondhand back-to-back

Examples

[the painting 'Yard with Lunatics' shows].. a yard with lunatics, and two of them fighting completely naked while their warder beats them, and others in sacks; (it is a scene I witnessed at first hand in Zaragoza). Francisco Goya

The Peace Corps would give thousands of young Americans a chance to see at first hand the conditions in remote areas of the world. Sargent Shriver

I have come to Germany to learn at first hand the problems involved in the reconstruction of Germany and to discuss with our representatives the views of the United States Government as to some of the problems confronting us. James F. Byrnes

It's nice to witness these discoveries at first hand. Michael Aspel

I heard this story firsthand Source: Internet

BSA had previously acquired a commercially available engine in 1905 and fitted it to one of their bicycle frames and discovered at first hand the problems that needed to be overcome. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

at first bluff at first blush at first glance at first instance at first light at first sight