revert
verb (used without object)
to return to a former habit, practice, belief, condition, etc..
reverts
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present tense formof revert (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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If the liquid cannot be kept cool, it reverts to car temperature, which is considerably higher than ambient.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Whether the baseball team that calls Angel Stadium home reverts to its hometown name remains to be seen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
The company this week instead published a Gauge report for February that reverts to the earlier methodology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
Even if everything reverts back to how we used to experience the app a week ago, the damage has been done.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2026
The laws governing inheritance are quite unknown; no one can say why...the child often reverts in certain characters to its grandfather....
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
