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
Mamie	['meimi]
Lerato	-	Southern African, Sotho
Aidan	AY-dən	Irish, Scottish, English (Modern)
Cassidy	KAS-i-dee	English (Modern)
Sharmila	-	Tamil, Indian, Marathi
ÁDhamh	-	Irish