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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Au, 69, is the first person convicted under national security laws widened in 2023 in Macau, the former Portuguese colony and casino hub which reverted to China in 1999.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
“He reverted back to his former self, and his old ways,” Trump wrote.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
It was then, at the 20-over mark, captain Cummins reverted to Australia's tried and tested - Lyon one end, the quicks rotating at the other.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Trump additionally reverted the name of Denali, North America's highest peak, to its former moniker Mt.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
They might even steal their present back she thought, and realized with a pang how quickly she had reverted to thinking of them as though they were a single unit once again.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
