reverted; reverting; reverts
1
: to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject)
2
: to return to the proprietor or his or her heirs at the end of a reversion
3
: to return to an ancestral type
reverter
noun
Examples of revert in a Sentence
after the national emergency had passed, the political parties abandoned their shotgun unity and reverted to their partisan squabbling
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The rights to Fixed reverted back to Sony, which tossed shopped the project into the market, for Netflix to fetch.
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2025
The House passed a stopgap spending bill to avoid a government shutdown in March, but the bill reverted Washington to its 2024 budget until Congress can pass new appropriations by Oct. 1.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 10 June 2025
Perhaps Faust reverting back to his old superstitions helped, too.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 17 May 2025
At this point, investors may need to wait for more concrete information on the economy and trade before the recent uptick for stocks can become a true rally, or revert back to a recessionary market.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2025
The House passed a stopgap spending bill to avoid a government shutdown in March, but the bill reverted Washington to its 2024 budget until Congress can pass new appropriations by Oct. 1.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 10 June 2025
Perhaps Faust reverting back to his old superstitions helped, too.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 17 May 2025
At this point, investors may need to wait for more concrete information on the economy and trade before the recent uptick for stocks can become a true rally, or revert back to a recessionary market.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for revert
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“Revert.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revert. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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revert
verb
re·vert
ri-ˈvərt 
1
: to come or go back
reverted to the customs of their ancestors
2
: to experience reversion
Medical Definition
Legal Definition
revert
intransitive verb
re·vert
ri-ˈvərt
1
: to come or go back (as to a former status or state)
if the donee of a general power fails to exercise it…the appointive assets revert to the donor's estate—W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al.
W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al.2
: to return to the grantor or his or her heirs as a reversion
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