revert to
phrasal verb
reverted to; reverting to; reverts to
1
: to go back or return to (an earlier state, condition, situation, etc.)
She has reverted (back) to her old habits.
My blood pressure has reverted to normal.
After playing badly in the last two games, he seems to have reverted to (is previous) form.
2
law, of property
: to be given to (a former owner or a former owner's heir)
The estate reverted to a distant cousin.
Examples of revert to in a Sentence
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But Take Note This sun hat can only be hand-washed and will take time to revert to its original condition.
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Casey Clark, Parents, 23 May 2024
With autonomous vehicles off the roads, Walmart deliveries in Phoenix reverted to human drivers, then eventually stopped altogether.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 16 May 2024
Nothing gold can stay in corporate superhero comics, the nature of the business is that everything has to be reverted to status quo every couple years, but the pace here is notably frenetic.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 15 May 2024
Beginning in 2025, the Music Biz event will revert to the way the conference had been scheduled when it was then-called NARM, when the conference frequently shifted to a new city.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 14 May 2024
Mountain View High School will once again be called Stonewall Jackson High School, while Honey Run Elementary School will revert to Ashby-Lee Elementary School.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 14 May 2024
Invoking a long and complicated history Residents speaking in favor of reverting to the Confederate names included Stuart Didawick, who noted that his family's roots run deep in the community, where his ancestors received land grants in the decades before the American Revolution.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 10 May 2024
FSAs, provided by employers, allow pre-tax contributions, but funds expire at year-end, with any remaining balance reverting to the employer.
—Liz Clark, Fortune, 7 May 2024
Then the junta, led by Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, quickly reverted to its old playbook: jail, terrorize, kill.
Pro-democracy forces took up arms, joining with militias that for decades had been fighting for the rights of ethnic minorities.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Casey Clark, Parents, 23 May 2024
With autonomous vehicles off the roads, Walmart deliveries in Phoenix reverted to human drivers, then eventually stopped altogether.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 16 May 2024
Nothing gold can stay in corporate superhero comics, the nature of the business is that everything has to be reverted to status quo every couple years, but the pace here is notably frenetic.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 15 May 2024
Beginning in 2025, the Music Biz event will revert to the way the conference had been scheduled when it was then-called NARM, when the conference frequently shifted to a new city.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 14 May 2024
Mountain View High School will once again be called Stonewall Jackson High School, while Honey Run Elementary School will revert to Ashby-Lee Elementary School.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 14 May 2024
Invoking a long and complicated history Residents speaking in favor of reverting to the Confederate names included Stuart Didawick, who noted that his family's roots run deep in the community, where his ancestors received land grants in the decades before the American Revolution.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 10 May 2024
FSAs, provided by employers, allow pre-tax contributions, but funds expire at year-end, with any remaining balance reverting to the employer.
—Liz Clark, Fortune, 7 May 2024
Then the junta, led by Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, quickly reverted to its old playbook: jail, terrorize, kill.
Pro-democracy forces took up arms, joining with militias that for decades had been fighting for the rights of ethnic minorities.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
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