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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Instead, on Friday Mr. Warsh rejected the assumption embedded in the Fed’s current economic models that inflation naturally reverts to its 2% level over the longer term.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 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
Second, it is unclear whether the Strait of Hormuz reverts to an international waterway—the transit for a quarter of the world’s seaborne oil—or whether it remains under the control of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2026
But he warms right up again when she reverts to Korean to assure him she can pay for the trouble he’s created.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026
She has virtually no accent until she talks to a Texan, when she instantly reverts.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
