pioneered
- 1Simple past and past participle of pioneer.
The company pioneered solar technology long before it became popular.
Many surgical techniques we rely on today were pioneered in wartime hospitals.
Note
A regular -ed form, so one spelling covers every past use: the company pioneered it, they have pioneered it, it was pioneered. Because the verb is transitive, it expects an object naming what was done first, such as a technique, a route or a treatment, and in the passive that object moves up to become the subject. Behind it stands the noun's picture of someone clearing the way for others to follow.
pioneered is a form of pioneer
pioneer, verb: To do or accomplish something before anyone else has, clearing a path that others can follow. Full entry
- Forms
- pioneerpioneers he/she/itpioneering -ing formpioneered past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- pioneer → pioneered: add -ed
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