revert

[US]/rɪˈvɜːt/
[UK]/rɪˈvɜːrt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. return to a previous state; bring up again; inherit ancestral traits
vt. restore to its original state
n. one who restores to its original state

Phrases & Collocations

revert to type

Example Sentences

To revert or cause to revert by escheat.

he reverted to his native language.

the locals reverted to the age-old practice of wrecking.

Garden plants sometimes revert to type.

After the settlers left, the area reverted to desert.

After a good year the team reverted to type in their last game.

it is impossible that a fishlike mammal will actually revert to being a true fish.

he reverted to his normal position on the right wing.

After his death the house reverted to its original owner.

he ignored her words by reverting to the former subject.

on reverting our eyes, every step presented some new and admirable scene.

After 80 years as a school, the building has reverted back to being a house again.

She was a student revolutionary for a while but now she’s reverted to type. I saw her in a Mercedes the other day.

The boss came back from holiday all relaxed and smiling, but now he’s reverting to type.

Revert suggestion: when received the affirmance faxed by the issuing bank,according to the suggestion ,make corresponding register, inform the accepting network dealing with respectively.

Objective The reverting effects of natural carotene on dimethyl-benzanthracene (DMBA) induced oral premalignant lesion in syrian golden hamsters were studied.

Real-world Examples

Let us revert to the original subject.

Source: IELTS vocabulary example sentences

So, that suggests that things will revert to normal for the 2026 edition.

Source: 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar

But more often than not, we revert back to our old ways.

Source: School has started!

The sad thing is that when we stop praying, we automatically revert to our culture.

Source: 2019 ITERO - The One New Man Fulfilling God’s Purpose

" And then" ? Must he revert to Ellen always?

Source: Gone with the Wind

Or bureaucrats could panic and revert to old ways.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

The very hair that disfigured his lip showed that he was reverting to some savage type.

Source: The machine has stopped operating.

So I reverted back to my old habits.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

I suppose the hospital will revert to the way it was before the war.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 2

So again, I reverted back to my old habits.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

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