revert to

verb

reverted to; reverting to; reverts to

1

: to go back or return to (an earlier state, condition, situation, etc.)

She has reverted (back) to her old habits.

My blood pressure has reverted to normal.

After playing badly in the last two games, he seems to have reverted to (is previous) form.

2

law, of property : to be given to (a former owner or a former owner's heir)

The estate reverted to a distant cousin.

Examples of revert to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If those legal constraints are lifted, Ivey indicated the state could revert to earlier lines. —Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 2 May 2026

City officials said the schedule could revert to spring in a few years if the change proves unsuccessful. —Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026

The buildings revert to city ownership at the end of a 30-year lease. —Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026

But with incomes below $3 a day, many can no longer afford pricier LPG cylinders and are reverting to stoves that burn firewood, or returning to villages where wood is easier to find. —ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for revert to

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• detinue
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