pioneering

English

Verb

pioneering

1. present participle and gerund of pioneer

Adjective

pioneering (not comparable)

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

   Norway as a polar nation would not have been what it is today without their tireless pioneering efforts. [Roald Amundsen and Fridtjof Nansen]

Translations

involving new ideas or methods

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 開拓性的／开拓性的 (kāituòxìng de), 開創性的／开创性的 (kāichuàngxìng de)

• Danish: banebrydende
• Dutch: wegbereidend, baanbrekend (nl), toonaangevend (nl)
• Faroese: slóðbrótandi
• Finnish: uraauurtava (fi), mullistava (fi)
• French: novateur (fr), pionnier (fr)
• German: bahnbrechend (de), wegweisend (de), richtungsweisend (de)
• Hungarian: úttörő (hu)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: banebrytende

• Polish: pionierski (pl), nowatorski (pl)
• Swedish: banbrytande (sv)

Noun

pioneering (uncountable)

1. The activity of the verb pioneer.
2. A scoutcraft skill that involves building structures using staves and knots.

Anagrams

• pigeonnier