Keeping
Keeping noun - Responsibility for the safety and well-being of someone or something.
Understanding and keeping are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Understanding" instead a noun "Keeping".
Understanding
Understanding noun - An arrangement about action to be taken.
Keeping and understanding are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Keeping" instead a noun "Understanding".
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Riko is a very nice girl in her own eccentric way, but she tends to be Innocently Insensitive and has trouble understanding and keeping up with social conventions, which has caused a lot of problems when she was younger.
Source: No Social Skills -
He does, however, gradually reach an understanding with Lola, the horse he ends up keeping for a while.
Source: Literature / Eddie LaCrosse - All it really takes to maintain this car is a decent understanding of mechanics and keeping an eye on your car's fluids.
Source: Boring But Practical / Real Life
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