The meeting began.

Meaning: This means that the meeting started and people began talking.

Choice of Words: Meeting is a noun that means a gathering of people for a particular purpose. Began is a verb that means to start. When you put them together, "the meeting began" means that the meeting started.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• Clients visit the office for meeting.
• The friendly dog enjoys meeting new people.
• Teacher reads story during morning meeting.
• She spoke loudly during the meeting.
• She spoke clearly in the meeting.
• I'm sorry, I can't talk now. I'm in a meeting.
• Parents attended meeting at school.
• The woman spoke in the meeting with confidence.
• The meeting lasted for two hours.
• The horizon stretched endlessly, meeting the vast sky.