Definitions

first-hand

ADJECTIVE

original

Synonyms

STRONGEST

authentic initial

STRONG

aboriginal beginning first infant opening pioneer primary starting

WEAK

archetypal autochthonous commencing early elementary embryonic genuine inceptive introductory prime primeval primitive primordial pristine prototypal rudimental rudimentary underivative underived

Antonyms

STRONG

last

WEAK

borrowed derivative hackneyed latest newest old used worn

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Hugo Knox, one of its co-founders, said the idea grew out of first-hand experience of selling real trees.

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Frank's widely-read diary - a first-hand account of life for Jewish people under Nazi occupation - has sold more than 30 million copies, has been translated into 70 languages and is required reading in schools around the world.

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"They want to see first-hand what gene therapy has done for him."

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"I have first-hand experience of how this can affect people," said Stokes.

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Over two days the BBC was given access to the hospital to witness first-hand how it is coping with an early surge of winter bug cases.

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