out
aʊt
Why 'we're out of coffee' has no coffee left in it
The picture What was shut inside crosses the edge — and once outside, it is either visible or gone. Out crosses the edge outward; in crosses it inward.
Where the picture shows up in out
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a person goes outside
He stepped out for lunch.
hiː stept aʊt fɔːr lʌntʃ
He's out grabbing lunch.
A step over the threshold and out of the building
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the last of it goes out
We ran out of coffee.
wiː ræn aʊt əv ˈkɔːfi
We have no coffee left.
The tin is tipped until the last bean is out and nothing is left inside
Everything inside has gone out, down to the last drop.
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the hidden comes out
Can you find out who called?
kən juː faɪnd aʊt huː kɔːld
Could you check who called?
A name hidden in the drawer is pulled out into the open
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the blanks are filled to the edge
Fill out this form, please.
fɪl aʊt ðɪs fɔːrm pliːz
Please complete this form.
The form is filled from the first box to the last, with no blank left
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the flame goes out
The fire went out.
ðə ˈfaɪər went aʊt
The fire is no longer burning.
The flame leaves the wood until only cold ash is left
All of it in one picture
Out is one step past the edge. A person goes out and the seat is empty; the contents go out and you have run out; the hidden comes out and you have found out; the blanks are filled out to the last one; the fire goes out and nothing burns. Come out and you show; go all the way out and nothing is left. That is the feeling under every out.