halls

7 definitions • 12 examples

the area just inside the main entrance of a house, apartment, or other building that leads to other rooms and usually to the stairs:

in the hall I left my bags in the hall.

a passage inside a house, apartment building, school, hotel, etc. with doors to other rooms or apartments along its sides:

down the hall There is a meeting room down the hall from my office.

along the hall She ran along the hall and knocked on her neighbour's door.

a building or large room used for events involving a lot of people:

the Royal Albert Hall

concert hall The new concert hall will seat 1,700 people.

church hall I'm playing in a concert at the church hall.

a college or university building where students live:

The guide is called "Cheap Sleeps in Europe" and includes campsites, student halls and B&Bs.

I was 21 and living in a university hall.

in hall Students usually eat breakfast in hall.

in halls Is it cheaper to live in halls or rent privately?

a passage in a building, or the area just inside the main entrance of a building:

Her office is just down the hall.

a building or large room used for events involving a lot of people:

a concert/lecture hall

A hall can also be a building at a college or university.