
Assist
Immediate Help
 Use 'assist' to imply direct and immediate help on a task or action. 
Can you assist me with this heavy box right now?
 Cooperative Action
 Often suggests collaboration towards a goal, rather than taking over the task. 
We will assist each other to complete the project faster.
 Support Role
 Implies a secondary role in the assistance, not the primary actor. 
The supervisor will assist her team to meet the deadline.