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
Douglass	['dɔgləs]
Audo	-	Ancient Germanic
Elise	e-LEE-zə (German), e-LEE-se (Norwegian, Danish, Swedish), i-LEES (English), i-LEEZ (English)	German, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Dutch, English
Dawkins	['dɔ:kinz]
ŽOfia	-	Slovak
Zehra	-	Turkish