how to pronounce firsthand

/fɚstˈhænd/

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firsthand is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of firsthand in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… there's as we know firsthand here at the …”

meanings of firsthand

adjective:

Not previously owned or used; contrasted with secondhand.
Direct, without intermediate stages.

firsthand frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word firsthand occurs in english on average 2.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics firsthand can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that firsthand can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;