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サポートする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Broad loanword used for technical, emotional, and general assistance. Often used in IT, customer service, and personal contexts.

〈人ひと〉をサポートするto support/help someone
新あたらしいスタッフをサポートするために先せん輩ぱいがついた。
A senior staff member was assigned to support the new employee.
サポートを受うけるto receive support
困こまったときは遠えん慮りょなくサポートを受うけてください。
Please don't hesitate to receive support when you're in trouble.
サポートを求もとめるto ask for/seek support
問もん題だいが解かい決けつしないので専せん門もん家かにサポートを求もとめた。
Since the problem wasn't resolved, I asked an expert for support.
〈物もの〉のサポートをするto provide support for something (e.g. software, a project)
このソフトは日本にほん語ごのサポートをしていない。
This software doesn't support Japanese.

支し援えんN2
支援 is a more formal term for organizational or financial support, while サポート is a casual, everyday loanword used for any kind of help.
応おう援えんN3
応援 focuses on cheering someone on emotionally, whereas サポート can also mean concrete, practical assistance.
援えん助じょN3
援助 usually implies material or financial aid, while サポート is broader and can be emotional, technical, or general.
助じょ力りょく
助力 is a somewhat literary word for lending a hand, while サポート is the common, casual equivalent used in everyday and business speech.

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サポ
サポート is the standard, full form used in normal speech and writing, while サポ is a clipped, casual slang version used mainly in chat or informal talk.
アシスト
サポート and アシスト are both casual loanwords for helping someone, but サポート suggests ongoing backing while アシスト often refers to a single helpful act.
ヘルプ
サポート and ヘルプ are both loanwords used for assistance, but サポート leans toward ongoing technical or customer support, while ヘルプ can also mean a quick, one-time act of help.
手て助だすけ
サポート is a borrowed, business-flavored word for ongoing support, while 手助け suggests a concrete act of lending a hand.

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Loanword from English 'support'.