revert

//rɪˈvɜːt//
B2Frequency Level 11Formal
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Verb

revertInfinitive
revertPresent tense
revertedPast tense
revertedPast participle
revertingPresent participle
revertsThird-person singular
1

To return to a previous state, condition, or practice.

After the experiment, the cells reverted to their original state.

2

To go back to a former topic or subject in speech or thought.

Let me revert to the main point of our discussion.

3

(Law) To return to the former owner or their heirs when a grant or estate ends.

When the lease expires, the property will revert to the original owner.

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