Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
ASPIRING
aspirant, aspiring, wishful
(adjective) desiring or striving for recognition or advancement
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
aspiring (not comparable)
hoping to become
Synonyms
• ambitious
• wannabe
• would-be
Verb
aspiring
present participle of aspire
Noun
aspiring (plural aspirings)
aspiration
Anagrams
• pairings, praising
Source: Wiktionary
As*pir"ing, a.
Definition: That aspires; as, an Aspiring mind.
– As*pir"ing*ly, adv.
– As*pir"ing*ness, n.
ASPIRE
As*pire", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Aspired; p. pr. & vb. n. Aspiring.] Etym: [F. aspirer, L. aspirare. See Aspirate, v. t.]
1. To desire with eagerness; to seek to attain something high or great; to pant; to long; -- followed by to or after, and rarely by at; as, to aspire to a crown; to aspire after immorality. Aspiring to be gods, if angels fell; Aspiring to be angels, men rebel. Pope.
2. To rise; to ascend; to tower; to soar. My own breath still foments the fire, Which flames as high as fancy can aspire. Waller.
As*pire", v. t.
Definition: To aspire to; to long for; to try to reach; to mount to. [Obs.] That gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds. Shak.
As*pire", n.
Definition: Aspiration. [Obs.] Chapman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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