Standard Lemma guide

pioneering

adj · noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: P AY2 AH0 N IH1 R IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Involving accomplishments or activities that have not been done before, or developing or using new methods or techniques.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Norway as a polar nation would not have been what it is today without their tireless pioneering efforts.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The activity of the verb pioneer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A scoutcraft skill that involves building structures using staves and knots.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

present participle and gerund of pioneer

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 開拓性的 /开拓性的 (kāituòxìng de) — involving new ideas or methods
  • Chinese Mandarin: 開創性的 /开创性的 (kāichuàngxìng de) — involving new ideas or methods
  • Danish: banebrydende — involving new ideas or methods
  • Dutch: wegbereidend — involving new ideas or methods
  • Dutch: baanbrekend — involving new ideas or methods
  • Dutch: toonaangevend — involving new ideas or methods
  • Faroese: slóðbrótandi — involving new ideas or methods
  • Finnish: uraauurtava — involving new ideas or methods
  • Finnish: mullistava — involving new ideas or methods
  • French: novateur — involving new ideas or methods
  • French: pionnier — involving new ideas or methods
  • German: bahnbrechend — involving new ideas or methods
  • German: wegweisend — involving new ideas or methods
  • German: richtungsweisend — involving new ideas or methods
  • Hungarian: úttörő — involving new ideas or methods
  • Norwegian Bokmål: banebrytende — involving new ideas or methods
  • Polish: pionierski — involving new ideas or methods
  • Polish: nowatorski — involving new ideas or methods
  • Spanish: pionero — involving new ideas or methods
  • Swedish: banbrytande — involving new ideas or methods
Real reading context

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