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
Jayce	JAYS	English
Elmira	el-MIR-ə	Literature
Emanuela	-	Italian, Romanian
GyÖRgyike	DYUUR-dyee-ke	Hungarian
Saibh	SIEV	Irish
Eutropia	-	Ancient Greek