Paying attention and Pick up

Paying attention adjective - Taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention.

Pick up and paying attention are semantically related. in give care topic. In some cases you can use "Pick up" instead a verb phrase "Paying attention".

Pick up verb - To acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in.

Paying attention and pick up are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Paying attention" with "Pick up", this terms are similar.