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Dictionary: first·hand   (fûrst'hănd') pronunciation
adj.

Received from the original source: firsthand information.

firsthand first'hand' adv.

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adjective

    Marked by the absence of any intervention: direct, immediate, primary. See clear/unclear, near/far/distance.

Antonyms: firsthand
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adj

Definition: direct
Antonyms: hearsay, impersonal, indirect


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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: received directly from a source


The adverb firsthand has one meaning:

Meaning #1: at first hand or directly


Translations: Firsthand
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - førstehånds-

Nederlands (Dutch)
uit de eerste hand

Français (French)
adj. - de première main
adv. - de première main, directement

Deutsch (German)
adj. - aus erster Hand
adv. - aus erster Hand

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - άμεσος, από πρώτο χέρι
adv. - από πρώτο χέρι, από την πηγή

Italiano (Italian)
direttamente, diretto, di prima mano

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - de primeira mão
adv. - diretamente

Русский (Russian)
первоисточник, непосредственно, из личного опыта

Español (Spanish)
adj. - de primera mano
adv. - directamente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - förstahands-
adv. - i första hand

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
直接的, 直接采购的, 直接得来的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 直接的, 直接採購的, 直接得來的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 직접, 바로

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 直接の
adv. - 直接に, じかに

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مباشرة من المصدر (ظرف) مباشرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ממקור ראשון, ישיר‬


 
 
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