revert
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
reverts;
reverted;
reverting
reverts;
reverted;
reverting
Britannica Dictionary definition of REVERT
revert to
[phrasal verb]
1
revert to (something)
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to go back or return to (an earlier state, condition, situation, etc.)
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She has reverted (back) to her old habits.
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My blood pressure has reverted to normal. [=has returned to normal; has become normal again]
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After playing badly in the last two games, he seems to have reverted to form. [=he is now playing as well as he usually does]
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(chiefly Brit) After this one atypical comedy, will he revert to type [=will he do what he usually does] in his next film?
2
revert to (someone or something)
law, of property
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to be given to (a former owner or a former owner's heir)
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The estate reverted to a distant cousin.
