hall
/hɔːl/noun
उच्चारण हॉल
हॉल, सभागार; गलियारा; छात्रावास
Basic word
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a space or passage inside the entrance or front door of a building; a building or large room for public meetings, concerts; a building for students to live in at a university
हॉल, सभागार; गलियारा; छात्रावास
- an examination hall
- the town hall
- The wedding was held in a large hall in the city centre.
+ 2 more examples
- Students waited in the hall for their names to be called.
- Please leave your shoes in the hall.
Synonyms auditorium chamber lobby corridor hostel
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
hall (entrance space)
A hall is the space just inside the front door of a house, from which rooms and stairs lead. In American English this is often called a hallway.
Hall घर के मुख्य दरवाज़े के भीतर की वह जगह है जहाँ से कमरे और सीढ़ियाँ निकलती हैं।
- Leave your shoes in the hall.
- The telephone stood on a small table in the hall.
hall (large room for events)
A hall is also a large room or building for meetings, concerts, exams and ceremonies: a college hall, town hall, examination hall.
Hall सभा, संगीत-समारोह, परीक्षा और उत्सवों के लिए बड़े कमरे या भवन को भी कहते हैं।
- The examination hall was silent.
- The wedding reception was held in a large hall.
in the hall / at the hall / to the hall
Use in the hall for being inside, at the hall for the venue as a point, and to the hall for movement.
भीतर होने के लिए 'in the hall', स्थान-बिंदु के लिए 'at the hall' और जाने के लिए 'to the hall' आता है।
- Students gathered in the hall for the assembly.
- Please come to the hall by nine.
hall of residence / hall (UK university)
In British universities a hall, or hall of residence, is a building where students live. In India the word hostel is more usual.
ब्रिटिश विश्वविद्यालयों में hall या hall of residence वह भवन है जहाँ छात्र रहते हैं; भारत में 'hostel' अधिक प्रचलित है।
- First-year students live in a hall of residence.
+Collocations 5
type of hall
examinationassemblyconcerttowndininglecture
- The town hall is used for public meetings.
adjective + hall
largecrowdedemptyspaciousair-conditionedmain
- The air-conditioned hall was full by ten o'clock.
verb + hall
bookhirefillleaveenterdecorate
- We booked the hall for Radhika's farewell party.
hall + noun
ticketdoorcapacitylight
- The hall ticket shows your seat number and centre.
hall + preposition
of fameof residencein the collegefor rent
- He was placed in the hall of fame for his service.
“More examples 5
- Radhika found her seat in the examination hall and checked her pen.
राधिका ने परीक्षा हॉल में अपनी सीट ढूँढी और अपना पेन जाँचा।
- The students were asked to line up in the hall.
विद्यार्थियों को हॉल में पंक्ति बनाने को कहा गया।
- A bright chandelier hung in the entrance hall.
प्रवेश हॉल में एक चमकदार झूमर लटका हुआ था।
- The hall was decorated with marigolds for the Diwali function.
दीवाली समारोह के लिए हॉल को गेंदे के फूलों से सजाया गया था।
- More than five hundred people can sit in this hall.
इस हॉल में पाँच सौ से अधिक लोग बैठ सकते हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The candidates entered into the hall.
✓ The candidates entered the hall.
Enter is transitive and takes no preposition.
'Enter' transitive क्रिया है और उसके बाद preposition नहीं आता।
✗ She was sitting on the examination hall.
✓ She was sitting in the examination hall.
Use in for a place you are inside.
किसी स्थान के भीतर होने के लिए 'in' आता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
?Which word?
Homophone: hall and haul (pull; an amount of something stolen or taken) are both /hɔːl/.
Homophone: hall और haul (खींचना; चोरी या प्राप्त की गई मात्रा) दोनों /hɔːl/ हैं।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Hall of fame (a place or list honouring famous people), hall ticket (Indian English, an admit card for an exam), town hall, dining hall, hall of residence.
Collocations: hall of fame (प्रसिद्ध लोगों को सम्मानित करने वाला स्थान या सूची), hall ticket (भारतीय English, परीक्षा का प्रवेश-पत्र), town hall, dining hall, hall of residence (छात्रावास)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Victoria Memorial Hall (Kolkata) and Vigyan Bhavan (Delhi) are famous halls; the Central Hall of the old Parliament House (now Samvidhan Sadan) is where the Constituent Assembly met.
विक्टोरिया मेमोरियल हॉल (कोलकाता) और विज्ञान भवन (दिल्ली) प्रसिद्ध सभागार हैं; पुराने संसद भवन (अब संविधान सदन) का केंद्रीय कक्ष वह स्थान है जहाँ संविधान सभा की बैठकें हुईं।