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Which verb is used to describe a person who is responsible and organising for doing something?

English Language & Usage Asked by DennisLi on December 21, 2020

I want to use a verb to describe a person who is responsible for doing something, and the person is also the leader, organizer or initiator of doing a project or something.

Checking the dictionary, it seems I can’t say:

He leads to build this website.

So, my question is that is there any verb to describe the meaning as above?
For example:

He [verb] (to) build/building this website.

Feel appreciated for your help.

4 Answers

A verb that can take on the several meanings expressed in the question is engineer:

[Merriam-Webster]
1 : to lay out, construct, or manage as an engineer
// engineer a bridge
2 a : to contrive or plan out usually with more or less subtle skill and craft
// engineer a business deal
2 b : to guide the course of
// engineer a rally

Somebody who engineers something is generally somebody who plans or initiates it, and is often also the person who oversees it to completion.


Using this word, the sentence in the question would become the following:

He is engineering this website.

In that sentence, as with most involving engineer, there is no need to also use the verb build; engineer includes the sense of build, so adding it would be redundant.

Answered by Jason Bassford on December 21, 2020

As in:

He authored this website.

to author verb TFD

To write or construct (an electronic document or system): authored the company's website.

An author (v. a writer) is an originator or creator, involved in a piece of a work from start to finish and generating the ideas behind it.

Answered by lbf on December 21, 2020

He is in charge of building the website. He heads the building of the website.

These do not imply that he initiated the project, only that he is its manager.

The website is his baby.

This is a joking way of saying that he conceived it, he is in charge of the project, and he might react irrationally if the project is threatened.

Answered by Anton Sherwood on December 21, 2020

Would Orchestrated fit the bill?

Answered by Sabir Aden on December 21, 2020

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