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verb. us / rɪˈvɝːt / uk / rɪˈvɜːt / 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.
Definition of revert verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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."
revert. verb. Definition of revert. as in to return. to go back to a previous and usually lower state or level after the national emergency had passed, the political parties abandoned their shotgun unity and reverted to their partisan squabbling. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. return. regress. decline. retrogress. lapse. relapse. fall.
3 days ago · revert. When people or things revert to a previous state, system, or type of behaviour, they go back to it. Jackson said her boss became increasingly depressed and reverted to smoking heavily. [VERB + to] When someone reverts to a previous topic, they start talking or thinking about it again.
1. a. 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. 2.
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. • When all 15 Medway seats are removed next April, Kent will revert to its historic state of being Tory.
