Meaning of hall In English

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

  • I left my bags in the hall.

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

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

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

  • the Royal Albert Hall

  • a concert hall

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

  • UK the school sports hall

• 2 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.

  • Students usually eat breakfast in hall.

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

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

  • Her office is just down the hall.

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

  • a concert/lecture hall