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first-hand en · ADJ

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Alternative form of firsthand.
   alt of firsthand
   • from MTV's The Real World, and AIDS activist Jennifer Jako, who presented valuable insight and first-hand accounts on living with HIV. 2000, University of Michigan, Board of Regents, Meeting of Board of Regents, Agenda, page 56:
   • In order to gain first-hand experience of the operation of the new services I made a footplate journey on the only down two-hour train in the current timetable, the 8.30 a.m. Paddington [to Birmingham], a new express put on to offset the withdrawal of the 8.40 a.m. from Euston. 1960 February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Past, Present and Future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 103:

first-hand en · ADV

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Directly or from personal experience.
   • Its primary role is to enable Network Rail's engineers, management and stakeholders to see the condition of the infrastructure and track first-hand - in the warm and dry, and in a position of safety. 2022 December 14, Pip Dunn, “Caroline is ready for inspection...”, in RAIL, number 972, page 48: