directly
adverb
in a way that involves only the two people or things mentioned, with no one or nothing else coming in between
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adverb
in a way that involves only the two people or things mentioned, with no one or nothing else coming in between
adjective
involving only the two people or things mentioned and with no one or nothing else coming in between
adjective
allowing or encouraging everyone to take part in something, especially in making decisions that affect them
if you experience something first hand, you experience it yourself. If you experience something second hand or third hand, someone else tells you about it.
involving someone directly
as though a particular person is seeing or experiencing something
information from the horse’s mouth comes from someone who is directly involved
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