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

As instability rose, the administration reverted to strict state control, detaining opposition figures and journalists while delaying elections. —Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 31 May 2026

Alabama got Supreme Court approval to revert to its 2023 map, which eliminates one largely Black district, though it's now been blocked again. —Sam Gringlas, NPR, 29 May 2026

When pushed into unusual edge cases, these strategies often revert to general behavior when multi-step reasoning across proprietary concepts or queries requiring institutional knowledge. —Sam Mugel, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026

If those four revert to their career norms or thereabouts — and Crow-Armstrong reverts to his first half of 2025 status — the Cubs offense should be back above average in due time. —Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026

Rhymes for revert to

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