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revert
[ ri-vurt ]
verb (used without object)
- to return to a former habit, practice, belief, condition, etc.:
It wasn't so much that things had never changed, it was that people had reverted instead of moving forward.
Synonyms:
- Law. (of assets) to go back to or return to the former owner or to their heirs:
After a certain number of years, ownership of the bridge reverts to the public.
- Biology. to return to an earlier or primitive type.
Synonyms:
verb (used with object)
- to undo or roll back:
The new version is a mess, but we should be able to revert the edits.
noun
- an act or instance of returning to a former habit, practice, belief, condition, etc.; reversion:
Now we are seeing a revert to a simpler writing style that grabs our attention instantly.
- a person or thing that goes back to a previous state or condition, especially a previous religion (often used attributively):
We offer a course for revert Muslims.
She was a revert who left the church and came back a decade later.
- Law. a reversion.
verb phrase
- to return or go back to a previous state or condition:
After that, I stopped riding the bus and reverted to my old car-driving ways.
- to go back in thought or discussion:
He constantly reverted to stories from his childhood.
revert
verb
- to go back to a former practice, condition, belief, etc
she reverted to her old wicked ways
- to take up again or come back to a former topic
- biology (of individuals, organs, etc) to return to a more primitive, earlier, or simpler condition or type
- to reply to someone
we will revert to you with pricing and other details
- property law (of an estate or interest in land) to return to its former owner or his heirs when a grant, esp a grant for the lifetime of the grantee, comes to an end
- revert to typeto resume characteristics that were thought to have disappeared
noun
- a person who, having been converted, has returned to his former beliefs or Church
Usage
Derived Forms
- ˈٱ, noun
- ˈپ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ··· adjective
- ·····ٲ [ri-vur-t, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], noun
- ··پ adjective
- ··پ·ly adverb
- non···· adjective
- non···پ adjective
- ܲ··· adjective
- un···· adjective
- ܲ···Բ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of revert1
Example Sentences
But he doubted that the State Bar would release all 200 questions or revert to the National Conference of Bar Examiners exams in July.
When using a High Street bank, a mistaken transfer of traditional currency would usually be resolved with the money being reverted back to the customer.
If the FA Cup winners have already qualified for the Champions League, that Europa place reverts to the league.
Since then, Slot has almost reverted to a certain team and they are starting to look a bit tired, and far more vulnerable.
For anyone paying the slightest attention, it’s clear our global society is quickly devolving, reverting back to a time before antibiotics and widespread sanitation.
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