first·hand

[furst-hand]
adverb
1.
from the first or original source: We heard the news of the accident firsthand from a witness.
adjective
2.
of or pertaining to the first or original source.
3.
direct from the original source: firsthand knowledge of the riot.
Also, first-hand.


Origin:
1690–1700; first + hand

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firsthand

adjective
1. received directly from a source; "firsthand information" 

adverb
1. from the original source; directly; "I heard this story firsthand" 
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