The bathroom is down the hall. Her office is at the end of the hall. I'll meet you in the front hall. The front door opens onto a large hall. We rented a hall for the wedding reception.
Recent Examples on the WebOur practice hall was on the boarder by the levee and that’s why the name Puddle of Mudd came up because there was a humongous flood and stuff. Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 8 Sep. 2022 The original hall was dubbed too small and was demolished, replaced by a much larger structure by A. J. Humbert, with yet another wing added on by Colonel R.W. Edis a decade later. Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 8 Sep. 2022 Arizona's first airport Chick-fil-A location, will be part of a food hall concept called The Crystals at Sky Harbor. Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 8 Sep. 2022 The 150-seat food hall, which includes a central bar, will operate from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Wednesday; 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Thursday and Friday; 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday, and 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday. Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022 Place it in an elevated planter to add interest to an empty corner in your hall, as seen here at A House in the Hills. Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, 8 Sep. 2022 In Orlando’s Audubon Park neighborhood, the East End Market food hall opened in 2013 in a former church. Austin Fuller, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2022 Tweeting on a break outside the hall where the vault is. Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2022 If your dining hall does allow takeout containers, fill your box with later in mind too. Audrey Bruno, SELF, 6 Sep. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English halle, from Old English heall; akin to Old High German halla hall, Latin cella small room, celare to conceal — more at hell
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of hall was before the 12th century
1inside the front entrance of a house/building門廳➡ see also entryADJECTIVE | HALL + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤entrance, entry門廳➤front前廳◇Her brother was standing in the front hall.她弟弟在前廳站着。➤reception接待廳▸➤narrow狹窄的門廳▸➤dark, darkened黑暗的大廳◇He hurried them along the narrow, dark hall.他催促他們趕快走過狹窄黑暗的門廳。HALL + VERB➤lead to門廳通向◇The hall led to a locked door.門廊通向一扇鎖着的門。PREPOSITION➤across the hall在門廳對面◇the room across the hall門廳對面的房間➤along the hall沿着門廳➤at the end of the hall, to the end of the hall在門廳盡頭▸➤down the hall門廳那頭◇There were strange noises coming from the room down the hall.門廳那邊的房間傳出奇怪的聲響。➤in the hall在門廳裏hall
noun²
2building/large room建築物;大房間ADJECTIVE | VERB + HALL | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤cavernous, huge, spacious, vast大而深的廳堂;巨大的廳堂;寬敞的大廳▸➤magnificent宏偉的廳堂▸➤empty空蕩蕩的廳堂▸➤crowded, packed擁擠的會堂▸➤main大禮堂◇More than 200 members of the public packed the main hall at the conference building.會議大樓的大廳裏擠滿了 200 多名民眾。➤grand, great富麗堂皇的/氣派非凡的大廳▸➤assembly, conference, convention, meeting禮堂;會議廳;會議室▸➤booking, ticket (especially BrE) 售票廳▸➤banquet, banqueting, dining宴會廳;餐廳➤chow (NAmE, informal) , mess食堂;餐廳◇at dinner in the mess hall在食堂吃晚飯➤concert, dance, exhibit, exhibition, lecture, market, prayer, sports, wedding (NAmE) 音樂廳;舞廳;展覽廳;演講廳;市場;祈禱堂;室內運動場;婚宴廳➤exam, examination (both especially BrE) 考場▸➤church, city, communal, community, council, county, parish, public, school, town, union, village (BrE) 教堂;市政廳;公共禮堂;社區禮堂;議事廳;縣政廳;教區禮堂;公眾會堂;學校禮堂;鎮公所;工會大廳;鄉村禮堂➤study (NAmE) 自修室➤beer啤酒館▸➤bingo, pool, snooker (BrE) 賓戈遊戲廳;普爾球房;斯諾克台球廳➤residence (NAmE) 學生宿舍VERB + HALL➤crowd, crowd into, fill, pack擁進大廳;充滿大廳;塞滿大廳◇The strains of the national anthem filled the hall.大廳裏迴盪着國歌的旋律。PREPOSITION➤in the hall, into the hall, through the hall在大廳裏;進入廳堂;在整個大廳裏◇His voice echoed through the hall.他的聲音在大廳裏回響。PHRASES➤hall of residence (BrE) (大學)學生宿舍◇Most first-year students live in the halls of residence.大多數一年級新生都住學生宿舍。