firsthand

About 1.52 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Direct, without intermediate stages.

   firsthand knowledge

2. adjective Not previously owned or used; contrasted with secondhand.

   a firsthand copy

3. adverb Directly or from personal experience.

Similar words

primary directly direct personally personal original primeval primitive face-to-face first-hand

Often followed by

experience knowledge the accounts information account how what experiences