first-hand account
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffirsthandandaccount
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firsthand
adjective
uk/ˌfɜːstˈhænd/us/ˌfɝːstˈhænd/
gained by doing something yourself or from someone who was involved ...
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account
noun
uk/əˈkaʊnt/us/əˈkaʊnt/
an arrangement with a bank to keep your money there and to allow you to take it out when you ...
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(Definition offirsthandandaccountfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoffirst-hand account
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His paper provides afirst-handaccountof his work.
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I read the other day afirst-handaccountby a man who has been in there for months.
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She has been where she felt she had to go in order to get that clear,first-handaccount.
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This paper serves as afirst-handaccountof the work of a television news translator - a reflection on the author's five years experience in television and newspaper newsrooms.
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He was, however, anxious to receive afirst-handaccountof the base and to learn of any problems which should be brought to his notice.
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I was, however, anxious to receive afirst-handaccountof the base and to learn of any problems which should be brought to my notice.
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It provided a frank,first-handaccountof the lessons learned in the development process.
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This comic novel purports to be afirst-handaccountby the son of the first man to discover fire.
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He acquired an invaluable andfirst-handaccountof the character, vision and belief of each of these rulers.
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It is afirst-handaccountof a two-month trip marked with both, challenges and fun.
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I recognise that the intent behind this report is sincere and constructive, and it is always useful to have afirst-handaccountfrom those who have served a prison sentence.
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Egeria provides afirst-handaccountof practices and implementation of liturgical seasons as they existed at the time of her visit.
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His correspondence with various survivors of the time and their close relatives provide the largest singlefirst-handaccountof the settlement of the region.
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It was a vivid and insightful,first-handaccountof a major depressive episode and challenged the modern taboo on acknowledging such issues.
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