revert
verb (used without object)
to return to a former habit, practice, belief, condition, etc..
reverted
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past participleof revert.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof revert.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
revertverb (used without object)to return to a former habit, practice, belief, condition, etc..
Example Sentences
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“He reverted back to his former self, and his old ways,” Trump wrote.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
His teammates thought he’d reverted to a gangly teenager.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Trump additionally reverted the name of Denali, North America's highest peak, to its former moniker Mt.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Tuchel reverted to a back five and made a number of defensive-minded substitutions in the closing stages as Lionel Messi inspired a dramatic comeback.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Clothes, bedding, furniture, the pictures on the wallscreen—it had all reverted back to Generic Ugly.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
