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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Trump additionally reverted the name of Denali, North America's highest peak, to its former moniker Mt.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Ferguson lost her courtesy royal divorcee title and reverted to her maiden name, and also lost the freedom of the city of York after councillors voted unanimously to remove the honour over the scandal.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
But within just a few months, I’d reverted to my old habits—immediately glancing at and engaging with every ping and alert, and reflexively picking up my phone to scroll through my rotation of go-to websites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
For the memorial game, the Feeneys had reverted to their old batting order, so after Greenberg, the lineup would be wholly composed of Feeney elders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
He reverted to all fours and bounded across the room, dodging the flames, yipping as a hungry blaze singed his beautiful snow-sky tail.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
