revert to
phrasal 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.
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An influential California legislator is pressuring the State Bar of California to ditch its new multiple-choice questions after a February bar exam debacle and revert to the traditional test format in July.
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Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
So expect Disney’s movie fare and its conduct around other corporate assets to revert to the kind of tame content for which the company was long known.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
The White House later clarified that critical electronics made in China would revert to the 20 percent tariff announced in March, citing the country's role as a major source of chemical precursors for the deadly opioid fentanyl.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Improvement seen at the end of 2024 now seems an anomaly as LVMH’s key fashion and leather goods business, home to the Louis Vuitton and Dior brands, reverted to 5% sales declines, noted Deutsche Bank.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
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Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
So expect Disney’s movie fare and its conduct around other corporate assets to revert to the kind of tame content for which the company was long known.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
The White House later clarified that critical electronics made in China would revert to the 20 percent tariff announced in March, citing the country's role as a major source of chemical precursors for the deadly opioid fentanyl.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Improvement seen at the end of 2024 now seems an anomaly as LVMH’s key fashion and leather goods business, home to the Louis Vuitton and Dior brands, reverted to 5% sales declines, noted Deutsche Bank.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Revert to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revert%20to. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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