Meewerkt

Meewerkt is a Dutch verb meaning to contribute or participate in a joint effort, often by helping to perform tasks or by supporting a project. It is formed from the prefix mee- (together) and the verb werken (to work). The infinitive is meewerken; the standard present tense forms include ik werk mee, jij werkt mee, hij werkt mee. In past tense constructions, the past participle meegewerkt is used with hebben, as in “Vrijwilligers hebben meegewerkt aan het project.”

In usage, meewerken describes active participation in a collaborative activity, whether in a workplace, a voluntary initiative, a municipal project, or a community effort. It is commonly contrasted with meedoen (to participate in a more general sense) and with samenwerken (to cooperate with others in a more sustained, structural sense). A typical sentence is: “De studenten hebben meegewerkt aan de ontwikkeling van het prototype.” The noun form related to the concept is meewerking, meaning cooperation or contribution, and meewerker can refer to a person who participates or contributes.

Regional and stylistic notes: the term is widely used in the Netherlands and Belgium (Flanders), in both formal and informal contexts. It can appear in policy documents, NGO reports, and corporate communication to signal collective effort and stakeholder involvement.

See also: participation, collaboration, cooperation, teamwork, volunteering.