hall

noun

/hɔːl/

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(also hallway especially in British English)
(North American English also entry)
a space or passage inside the entrance or front door of a building
- in a hall Her brother was standing in the front hall.
- She ran into the hall and up the stairs.
see also entrance hallTopics Houses and homesa2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- entrance
- entry
- front
- …
hall + verb
- lead to
preposition
- across the hall
- along the hall
- at the end of the hall
- …
See full entry
(also hallway)
(North American English) a passage in a building with rooms down either side synonym corridor
- down the hall I headed for Scott's office down the hall.
- across the hall the room across the hall
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- entrance
- entry
- front
- …
hall + verb
- lead to
preposition
- across the hall
- along the hall
- at the end of the hall
- …
See full entry
a building or large room for public meetings, meals, concerts, etc.
- a concert/sports hall
- a banqueting/conference hall
- an exhibition hall
- There are three dining halls on campus.
- the Royal Albert Hall
- in a hall The next meeting is in the community hall on Tuesday.
- (British English) A jumble sale will be held in the village hall on Saturday.
see also city hall, dance hall, food hall, guildhall, lecture hall, medical hall, music hall, study hall, town hall
Extra Examples
- More than 200 members of the public packed the main hall at the community centre.
- Our voices echoed round the huge bare hall.
- The strains of the national anthem filled the hall.
- at dinner in the mess hall
- It's important for a concert hall to have good acoustics.
- Our stand is located in the main exhibition hall.
Topics Buildingsb1, Educationb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- cavernous
- huge
- spacious
- …
verb + hall
- crowd
- crowd into
- fill
- …
preposition
- in the hall
- into the hall
- through the hall
- …
phrases
- hall of residence
See full entry
(also hall of residence)
(also (North American English also)dorm, dormitory, residence hall)
a building for university or college students to live in
- in hall(s) She's living in hall(s).
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- cavernous
- huge
- spacious
- …
verb + hall
- crowd
- crowd into
- fill
- …
preposition
- in the hall
- into the hall
- through the hall
- …
phrases
- hall of residence
See full entry
(British English) (often as part of a name) a large country house
- Haddon Hall
- Berrington Hall was built in the late 18th century.

Word OriginOld English hall, heall (originally denoting a roofed space, located centrally, for the communal use of a tribal chief and his people); of Germanic origin and related to German Halle, Dutch hall, also to Norwegian and Swedish hall.

单词	hall
释义	hall noun /hɔːl/ /hɔːl/ jump to other results (also hallway especially in British English) (North American English also entry) a space or passage inside the entrance or front door of a building in a hall Her brother was standing in the front hall. She ran into the hall and up the stairs. see also entrance hallTopics Houses and homesa2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective entrance entry front … hall + verb lead to preposition across the hall along the hall at the end of the hall … See full entry (also hallway) (North American English) a passage in a building with rooms down either side synonym corridor down the hall I headed for Scott's office down the hall. across the hall the room across the hall Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective entrance entry front … hall + verb lead to preposition across the hall along the hall at the end of the hall … See full entry a building or large room for public meetings, meals, concerts, etc. a concert/sports hall a banqueting/conference hall an exhibition hall There are three dining halls on campus. the Royal Albert Hall in a hall The next meeting is in the community hall on Tuesday. (British English) A jumble sale will be held in the village hall on Saturday. see also city hall, dance hall, food hall, guildhall, lecture hall, medical hall, music hall, study hall, town hall Extra Examples More than 200 members of the public packed the main hall at the community centre. Our voices echoed round the huge bare hall. The strains of the national anthem filled the hall. at dinner in the mess hall It's important for a concert hall to have good acoustics. Our stand is located in the main exhibition hall. Topics Buildingsb1, Educationb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective cavernous huge spacious … verb + hall crowd crowd into fill … preposition in the hall into the hall through the hall … phrases hall of residence See full entry (also hall of residence) (also (North American English also)dorm, dormitory, residence hall) a building for university or college students to live in in hall(s) She's living in hall(s). Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective cavernous huge spacious … verb + hall crowd crowd into fill … preposition in the hall into the hall through the hall … phrases hall of residence See full entry (British English) (often as part of a name) a large country house Haddon Hall Berrington Hall was built in the late 18th century. Word OriginOld English hall, heall (originally denoting a roofed space, located centrally, for the communal use of a tribal chief and his people); of Germanic origin and related to German Halle, Dutch hall, also to Norwegian and Swedish hall.
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