Meewegen

Meewegen is a Dutch verb meaning to weigh in or to take into account in a decision-making process. It is formed from mee-, meaning together, and wegen, to weigh. In common usage it signals that additional factors, perspectives, or data should be considered alongside other inputs.

Usage and examples: The verb is typically used with a direct object such as dit punt or deze factor: “We moeten ook dit punt meewegen bij de beslissing.” The past participle is meegewogen, used to indicate that a factor was weighed: “Dat feit is meegewogen in het rapport.” The expression iets meewegen functions as an idiom meaning to take something into account.

Context and notes: Meewegen appears in formal and policy-oriented language and is common in discussions of governance, budgeting, and planning. The term emphasizes balancing multiple elements rather than relying on a single metric. In English-language equivalents, it is often rendered as to take into account or to weigh in.

See also:

- Consideration

- Deliberation

- Weighing

- Dutch administrative language