firsthand
/ˌfɜːstˈhænd/adjective, adverb
उच्चारण फ़र्स्ट्हैन्ड
प्रत्यक्ष
Core word
- 1
obtained or experienced yourself
प्रत्यक्ष
- firsthand experience
- Visiting the village gave her firsthand knowledge of rural problems.
- The reporter saw the flood damage firsthand.
+ 2 more examples
- I have firsthand experience of working in a call centre.
- She heard the news firsthand from the minister.
Synonyms direct personal immediate
Opposite secondhand
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
firsthand (adjective)
Before a noun, it describes information or experience you got yourself, such as firsthand experience.
Noun से पहले यह उस जानकारी या अनुभव का वर्णन करता है जो आपने स्वयं पाया, जैसे firsthand experience।
- He gave a firsthand account of the flood.
- She has firsthand knowledge of village life.
firsthand (adverb)
After a verb, it means directly, for example learn something firsthand.
Verb के बाद इसका अर्थ सीधे होता है, जैसे learn something firsthand।
- I learned about farming firsthand.
at first hand (British variant)
British English also writes at first hand, with the same meaning.
British English में 'at first hand' भी लिखा जाता है, जिसका अर्थ वही है।
- She saw the damage at first hand.
firsthand vs secondhand
Firsthand is direct experience; secondhand is learned from someone else or used before.
'Firsthand' प्रत्यक्ष अनुभव है; 'secondhand' दूसरे से सुना हुआ या पहले से इस्तेमाल किया हुआ है।
- His story is firsthand, not secondhand.
+Collocations 4
firsthand + noun
experienceknowledgeaccountinformationreportevidence
- The journalist gave a firsthand report from the flood zone.
verb + firsthand
seelearnexperiencewitnesshear
- Students saw the working of Parliament firsthand.
get / have firsthand
gethavegaingiveneed
- You need firsthand practice to improve your speaking.
adverb + firsthand
directlypersonallytrulyonly
- She personally learned the problem firsthand.
“More examples 6
- The doctor has firsthand experience of treating tropical diseases.
डॉक्टर को उष्णकटिबंधीय रोगों के इलाज का प्रत्यक्ष अनुभव है।
- Radhika visited a village to see rural life firsthand.
राधिका ग्रामीण जीवन को प्रत्यक्ष देखने के लिए एक गाँव गई।
- His firsthand account of the match was very lively.
मैच का उसका प्रत्यक्ष विवरण बहुत जीवंत था।
- I heard the news firsthand from the principal.
मैंने यह समाचार सीधे प्राचार्य से सुना।
- A trip to the museum gave pupils firsthand knowledge of history.
संग्रहालय की यात्रा से विद्यार्थियों को इतिहास का प्रत्यक्ष ज्ञान मिला।
- Reading is useful, but nothing beats firsthand practice.
पढ़ना उपयोगी है, पर प्रत्यक्ष अभ्यास से बढ़कर कुछ नहीं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He saw the accident in first hand.
✓ He saw the accident at first hand.
The British phrase uses at, not in; or write firsthand as one word.
British वाक्यांश में 'at' आता है, 'in' नहीं; या 'firsthand' को एक शब्द में लिखिए।
✗ I have a firsthand experiences of floods.
✓ I have firsthand experience of floods.
Experience in this sense is uncountable and cannot follow a.
इस अर्थ में 'experience' uncountable है और 'a' के बाद नहीं आता।