revert
verb (used without object)
to return to a former habit, practice, belief, condition, etc..
is reverting
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present progressiveof revert (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Gladiators star Jamie Christian-Johal - who appears as Giant on the BBC show - has announced he is reverting to his former surname of Bigg.
From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2026
Galveston, Texas, is reverting to fireworks after using drones in 2022.
From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2023
WARSAW, Poland — Poland is reverting to using its historical name for Kaliningrad, the Russian city and administrative region that sits on its border.
From Washington Times ● May 10, 2023
Among those steps toward profitability is reverting to an all-Boeing 737 fleet at Alaska Airlines, a move to cut pilot training costs and fuel bills.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
The rule of Realism is becoming so despotic that the story of adventure is reverting more and more to that shape which lends itself most completely to life-like narrative, the shape of a Memoir.
From Studies in Literature and History by John O. Miller
