Bevordert

Bevordert is the third-person singular present tense form of the Dutch verb bevorderen. Bevorderen means to promote, advance, or encourage development, progress, or participation. The form bevordert is used when the subject is singular and in the present tense, as in De overheid bevordert duurzame energie or Het beleid bevordert innovatie.

Conjugation and grammar: The present tense forms of bevorderen are ik bevorder, jij bevordert, hij/zij/het bevordert, wij bevorderen, jullie bevorderen, zij bevorderen. The past tense is bevorderde, and the past participle is bevorderd. The verb is commonly used in formal, administrative, and policy-related language, but also appears in organizational and educational contexts.

Usage and nuance: Bevorderen conveys an active effort to help something develop. It is often used to describe actions by governments, institutions, companies, or programs that create conditions or support measures to achieve a desired outcome, such as sustainability, participation, or innovation. In everyday speech, it can be substituted with synomyms like stimuleren or aanmoedigen, depending on nuance and register. The term should not be confused with bevoordelen, which means to benefit or privilege someone, a related but distinct concept.

Related forms and terms: The noun bevordering means promotion or advancement and is used to refer to the process or outcome of bevorderen’s action. Related verbs include stimuleren (to stimulate) and aanmoedigen (to encourage). Bevorderen and its forms appear across policy documents, reports, academic writing, and business communications as a way to describe deliberate progress-fostering efforts.