
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.
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