Meaning & use
hallway
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Meaning
nouncountable
A passage inside a building that connects rooms or leads to the front door.
Grammar: Countable: use 'a hallway' or 'the hallway'; plural 'hallways'.
Patterns
- in the hallway
- down the hallway
- a long hallway
She left her shoes in the hallway.
The bathroom is at the end of the hallway.
We walked down a narrow hallway to reach the kitchen.
Word forms
| plural | hallways |
|---|
Common combinations
- down the hallway
- He ran down the hallway to answer the phone.
- in the hallway
- There is a coat rack in the hallway.
- long hallway
- The hotel had a long hallway with doors on both sides.
- end of the hallway
- Her office is at the end of the hallway.
Synonyms and how they differ
Word family
- hall noun
- A large room or the entrance area of a house; also a building for public events.
Commonly confused: hallway or corridor?
hallway vs corridor
Corridor and hallway mean almost the same, but 'corridor' is more common in British English, especially in schools and hospitals.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'hallway' correctly?
Choose one answer.
A hallway is a passage that connects rooms or leads to an entrance, so it makes sense for it to lead from the front door to the living room. The other options describe activities that typically happen in other rooms.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “hallway”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.