The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.
ASSURING
assuring
(adjective) giving confidence
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
assuring
present participle of assure
Source: Wiktionary
As*sur"ing, a.
Definition: That assures; tending to assure; giving confidence.
– As*sur"ing*ly, adv.
ASSURE
As*sure, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assured; p. pr. & vb. n. Assuring.] Etym: [OF. aseürer, F. assurer, LL. assecurare; L. ad + securus secure, sure, certain. See Secure, Sure, and cf. Insure.]
1. To make sure or certain; to render confident by a promise, declaration, or other evidence. His promise that thy seed shall bruise our foe . . . Assures me that the bitterness of death Is past, and we shall live. Milton.
2. To declare to, solemnly; to assert to (any one) with the design of inspiring belief or confidence. I dare assure thee that no enemy Shall ever take alive the noble Brutus. Shak.
3. To confirm; to make certain or secure. And it shall be assured to him. Lev. xxvii. 19. And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. 1 John iii. 19.
4. To affiance; to betroth. [Obs.] Shak.
5. (Law)
Definition: To insure; to covenant to indemnify for loss, or to pay a specified sum at death. See Insure.
Syn.
– To declare; aver; avouch; vouch; assert; asseverate; protest; persuade; convince.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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