Meegroeid

Meegroeid is a Dutch term used as a past participle adjective derived from the verb meegroeien, meaning to grow together with or to co-evolve. It is used to describe something that has developed in step with its environment, users, or surrounding systems, rather than remaining static.

The word appears in discussions across several fields, including technology, business, and urban planning. In technology and product design, meegroeid software or platforms are those that adapt to changing user needs, ecosystems, and integration requirements. In urban planning or infrastructure, meegroeide arrangements are designed to scale with population growth, demand, or shifting patterns of use. The core idea is alignment and adaptability rather than fixed specifications.

Grammatical notes: meegroeid is the past participle form of meegroeien, used attributively or predicatively, for example "een meegroeide oplossing" or "de oplossing is meegroeid met de markt." The related verb meegroeien emphasizes co-evolution with external factors, while meegroeid as an adjective highlights the state of having evolved accordingly.

Contexts and examples: in product development, teams aim for meegroeide architectures that support modularity and cloud scalability. In regional planning, a meegroeide zone is conceived to expand services, housing, and transit in step with demographic change. In Soms uses, the term may function as marketing language; its precise meaning depends on how “growth” and “co-evolution” are defined in a given project.

See also: meegroeien, co-evolution, adaptive design, scalability.