open a conversation

to start a conversation. (See also strike up a conversation.) I tried to open a conversation with him, but he had nothing to say. She opened a conversation with an inquiry into my health, which got me talking about my favorite subject.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Katarina	kah-tah-REE-nah (German, Swedish)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Hungarian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Todd	TAHD	English
Devaraj	-	Indian, Kannada
Pompeius	-	Ancient Roman
Fallon	['fælən]
Leonarda	-	Italian