hall
Translation
hall, hallway, lobby, auditorium
Examples
Please wait in the hall.
Please wait in the hall.
The bedrooms are down the hall.
The bedrooms are down the hall.
The concert was in the main hall.
The concert was in the main hall.
Grammar Patterns
((in a/the hall)) in a large room or corridor Please wait in the hall.
Similar Words
Synonyms: corridor, lobby, foyer, vestibule
Etymology
From Old English 'heall' (a covered space, mansion), from Proto-Germanic '*hallō' (covered place).
Memory Tips
Picture a large concert 'hall' or the 'hall' (hallway) in a school. Both come from the idea of a large covered space.