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verb
- 1. return to (a previous state, practice, topic, etc.): "he reverted to his native language" Similar
- 2. reply or respond to someone: Indian "we texted both Farah and Shirish, but neither of them reverted"
noun
- 1. a person who has converted to the Islamic faith.
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verb. uk / rɪˈvɜːt / us / rɪˈvɝːt / Add to word list. [ I ] Indian English. to reply: Please revert by email. Phrasal verbs. revert to something. revert to someone. (Definition of revert from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of revert. revert.
The meaning of REVERT is to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject). How to use revert in a sentence.
While revert means to return to something earlier or to go back, it's often used wrongly in combination. If you're buying the older version of the game, you might say you're "reverting back," which is like saying "go back back."
When people or things revert to a previous state, system, or type of behaviour, they go back to it.
to reply: Please revert by email. Phrasal verbs. revert to something. revert to someone. (Definition of revert from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of revert. revert. Thursday -- and the booty reverts to the state's education fund. From New York Post.
To go back to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief: a meadow reverting to forest; a reformed shoplifter reverting to old habits; a speaker reverting to her opening remarks. b. To resume using something that has been disused: had to revert to the typewriter when the computer failed.
Revert definition: to return to a former habit, practice, belief, condition, etc.. See examples of REVERT used in a sentence.
REVERT TO SOMETHING definition: 1. to return to doing, using, being, or referring to something, usually something bad or less…. Learn more.
Definition of revert verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
revert. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English re‧vert /rɪˈvɜːt $ -ɜːrt/ verb → revert to somebody/something → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus revert • He may revert to an attendance allowance by further written notice.
