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

Some 40,000 acres have reverted to dryland because of the shrinking aquifer. —Allen Best, Denver Post, 14 June 2026

Some users report issues with transactions reverting to the previous category, so keep this in mind. —Amy Deyoung, USA Today, 12 June 2026

Grimm remembers similar scenes, on flights to Vancouver before Hong Kong reverted to Chinese rule. —Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026

It's been 13 years since the last Scary Movie hit theaters in 2013, and the newest installment reverts to its roots in parodying a variety of movies and television shows. —Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026

Rhymes for revert to

• amadou
• avenue
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• baraboo
• barbecue
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• bugaboo
• cabildo
• caribou
• cockatoo
• detinue
• devalue