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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
to resume characteristics that were thought to have disappeared
noun
a person who, having been converted, has returned to his former beliefs or Church
Usage
Other Word Forms
- revertible adjective
- revertibility noun
- revertive adjective
- revertively adverb
- nonrevertible adjective
- nonrevertive adjective
- unreverted adjective
- unrevertible adjective
- unreverting adjective
- ˈٱ noun
- ˈپ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of revert1
Example Sentences
If the Labuschagne experiment has already been deemed a failure, then he may revert back to three with Konstas looking likely to come in.
Then she fully reverts to herself, informing the guy that she hates the cabernet and “basic” dessert he ordered.
When he missed the Test against Zimbabwe, England were spared the decision on whether to include him in their team and reverted back to their established top seven.
Temporary changes to thresholds, made in 2022, reverted back in April.
Yet, history repeatedly demonstrates that without structural changes, financial entities — particularly those shielded by government guarantees — inevitably revert to risky behavior when market pressures and profit incentives align.
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