first-hand

adjective, adverb8 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.6
first-hand experience8.8

Knowledge or skill gained by doing or seeing things yourself.

first-hand knowledge8.5

Information that you have from your own experience.

first-hand account7.5

A description of an event by someone who was there.

first-hand report7.2

An official account based on direct knowledge.

first-hand evidence7.0

Proof obtained directly from a source.

first-hand observation6.8

The act of watching someone or something directly.

first-hand look6.5

An opportunity to see or inspect something yourself.

experience first-hand8.2

To undergo an event or situation personally.

see first-hand7.9

To witness something with one's own eyes.