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hall

Meaning in simple English

US /hɔːl/

hall means: The space just inside a building's main door, often leading to other rooms.

noun

ENTRANCE AREAA2

The space just inside a building's main door, often leading to other rooms.

  • Leave your shoes in the hall.
  • A small table stood in the entrance hall.
  • She met us in the hall and took our coats.

Similar words: entrance hall, foyer

Common phrases: entrance hall, front hall, in the hall, hall table

PASSAGE BETWEEN ROOMSA2

A long passage inside a building with doors leading to different rooms.

  • The bathroom is down the hall.
  • Students waited in the hall outside the classroom.
  • Her office is across the hall from mine.

Similar words: hallway, corridor, passage

Common phrases: down the hall, across the hall, hall door, long hall

LARGE MEETING ROOMA2

A large room used for meetings, performances, meals, or other events with many people.

  • The meeting is in the hall.
  • They filled the concert hall with flowers.
  • Our school hall holds three hundred people.

Similar words: auditorium, assembly room

Common phrases: concert hall, school hall, meeting hall, dining hall

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