A for effort

A verbal acknowledgement of appreciation for attempting a task, even if it did not produce a successful result. You forgot to sand the wood before you painted it, but I'll give you an A for effort since you tried to help.

* A for effort

Fig. acknowledgement for having tried to do something, even if it was not successful. (*Typically: get ~; give someone ~.) The plan didn't work, but I'll give you an A for effort for trying.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kefilwe	-	Southern African, Tswana
Fabianus	-	Ancient Roman
Nnenne	-	Western African, Igbo
Deepali	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Amhlaoibh	-	Irish
Cathy	KATH-ee	English