# pioneering

Pronunciation: say "py-uh-NEER-ing" US /ˌpaɪ.əˈnɪɹ.ɪŋ/, UK /ˌpaɪ.əˈnɪə(ɹ).ɪŋ/

## Adjective

1. Marking the first attempt at something not done before, or developing and using new methods and techniques.
   - Simple: Doing something new that no one has done before, or using new methods.
   - _Their pioneering research into vaccines saved countless lives._
   - _The company took a pioneering approach to storing clean energy._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of pioneer. — present participle and gerund of pioneer
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of pioneer. Use this form for an action happening now or for the action itself.
   - _The team is pioneering techniques that could reshape how doctors treat cancer._
   - _By pioneering remote surgery, the hospital reached patients in distant mountain villages._

## Noun

3. The act or work of being the first to explore, develop, or try something new.
   - Simple: The work of being the first to do, explore, or make something new.
   - _The region owes much of its growth to decades of pioneering by early settlers._
   - _Scientific pioneering often demands both courage and patience._
4. A scoutcraft skill that involves constructing structures such as bridges and towers from staves joined with knots.
   - Simple: The scouting skill of building things like bridges and towers using poles and rope.
   - _The troop spent the weekend on pioneering, lashing staves into a watchtower._
   - _Good pioneering depends on choosing the right knots for each joint._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/pioneering (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).