hall

[US]/hɔːl/
[UK]/hɔl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. entrance area; large room for gatherings or events; dining hall; dormitory corridor; corridor in an office building.

Phrases & Collocations

hallway

conference hall

dining hall

lecture hall

entrance hall

town hall

exhibition hall

in the hall

city hall

memorial hall

concert hall

banquet hall

hall of fame

main hall

music hall

dance hall

assembly hall

hall effect

ancestral hall

business hall

carnegie hall

Example Sentences

Hall is at six.

the Hockey Hall of Fame.

the Great Hall of the People

a hall with more seats.

ornament a hall with paintings

hire a hall for an evening

The empty hall echoed.

In the hall it was almost dark.

The hall soon filled.

The hall was full of people.

They went into the hall together.

The hall is in the rear of the building.

a hall that was chock-a-block full.

The hall was nowhere near full.

At the south of the hall, there is a vivid stalactite like a live lion at the ajar antre, so the hall was named “Lion hall”.

the Symphony Hall has perfect acoustics.

a lovely little music-hall ditty.

the hall of the school was hung with green drapery.

the hall was flanked by two towers.

Real-world Examples

Or ride our bike around the halls?

Source: Selected Film and Television News

We rent a sports hall and play a 60-minute match.

Source: Oxford University: IELTS Foreign Teacher Course

Okay, but how do you get to Carnegie Hall?

Source: Focus on the Oscars

I've walked these halls a thousand times.

Source: Canadian drama "Saving Hope" Season 1

Bill doing a town hall with the students?

Source: the chair

It's the school hall. We have meetings there.

Source: Yilin Edition Oxford Junior English (Grade 7, Volume 1)

Ah, that's the same hall as last year.

Source: New Cambridge Business English (Elementary)

She found herself alone in a long, low hall.

Source: Yilin Edition Oxford Junior English (Grade 7, Volume 2)

Take your hat off when you enter the hall.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

The White House has decked its halls for Christmas.

Source: AP Listening December 2013 Collection

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