hall

noun

ˈhȯl 

1

a

: the castle or house of a medieval king or noble

b

: the chief living room in such a structure

2

: the manor house of a landed proprietor

3

: a large usually imposing building for public or semipublic purposes

4

a(1)

: a building used by a college or university for some special purpose

(2)

: dormitory

b

: a college or a division of a college at some universities

c(1)

: the common dining room of an English college

(2)

: a meal served there

5

a

: the entrance room of a building : lobby

b

: a corridor or passage in a building

6

: a large room for assembly : auditorium

7

: a place used for public entertainment

Synonyms

• entranceway
• entry
• entryway
• foyer
• hallway
• lobby
• vestibule

Examples of hall in a Sentence

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 Web

Caroline Geer, who lives in town, attended the town hall and said there needs to be discussion about when land is going to be annexed. —Marc Hayot, arkansasonline.com, 19 Apr. 2024

Pianist Iyer, bassist Harish Raghavan and drummer Jeremy Dutton set up near the front lip of the stage, facing the tables with their backs to the theater seats in the concert hall. —Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2024

Courtesy of Nike Personalized Performance Wear Global media packed into a hall at the Brongniart for Project A.I.R.’s debut. —Adrienne So, WIRED, 17 Apr. 2024

The hall is located in a private residence in the Regio IX area of the city, which archaeologists have been excavating for about a year. —Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2024

Sunday worship is held in the Great Auditorium, a historic wooden hall that seats about 7,000 people. —Sarah Pulliam Bailey, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024

The cycle will be placed on its center stand in the exhibit hall. —USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024

Under the agreement, the Unified Government would pay $1 million out of a maintenance fund for the building to have access to the new convention hall for at least 10 events per year, and receive a 50% rental discount for additional events. —Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024

And its memory continues to reverberate in the halls of NASA today,leaving a lasting mark on its consideration of safety. —Jackie Wattles, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024

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

Phrases Containing hall

• borough hall
• city hall
• dance hall
• dining hall
• entrance hall
• fire hall
• hall monitor
• hall of residence
• hall pass
• hiring hall
• lecture hall
• mess hall
• music hall
• residence hall
• study hall
• town hall

Kids Definition

hall

noun

ˈhȯl 

1

a

: a large or impressive residence or public building

symphony hall

b

: one of the buildings of a college or university

Science Hall

residence halls

2

a

: the entrance room of a building : lobby

b

: a corridor or passage in a building

3

: a large room for assembly : auditorium

4

: a place used for public entertainment

Biographical Definition

Hall 1 of 6

biographical name (1)

ˈhȯl 

Charles Francis 1821–1871 American arctic explorer

Hall

2 of 6

biographical name (2)

Charles Martin 1863–1914 American chemist and manufacturer

Hall

3 of 6

biographical name (3)

G(ranville) Stanley 1844–1924 American psychologist and educator

Hall

4 of 6

biographical name (4)

James Norman 1887–1951 American novelist

Hall

5 of 6

biographical name (5)

Jeffrey C(onnor) 1945–     American biologist

Hall

6 of 6

biographical name (6)

John L(ewis) 1934–     American physicist