
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.