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.

Examples of revert to in a Sentence

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The project, first revealed in January, was the subject of a heated bidding war in the winter, with Warners coming out on top, thanks to a unique deal that will see some of the movie’s rights reverting to the filmmaker over the course of several decades. —Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2024

Fedora Rawhide will be reverted to xz-5.4.x shortly, and once that is done, Fedora Rawhide instances can safely be redeployed. —Amrita Khalid, The Verge, 2 Apr. 2024

Care that can currently be delivered by a nurse-midwife via a brief video call or online questionnaire would revert to a time-consuming and costly series of clinic visits with a physician. —Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024

The company reverted to its original business of helping students find financial aid and began emphasizing its use of artificial intelligence. —Erin Griffith, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024

The council had to decide whether to revert to the original five-lane reconstruction plan for 9 Mile Road between Gratiot and Tuscany Avenue supported by federal funding, or de-obligate the funding released last September. —Detroit Free Press, 20 Mar. 2024

House Concurrent Resolution 2032 would abolish early voting, curb the use of vote centers and revert to election day-only voting at a precinct. —Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2024

The other killer: The Aztecs reverted to the team that can’t shoot 3s, finishing 3 of 19 behind the arc. —Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2024

And if the cloud isn't being fully utilized, then exploring reverting to on-premises data centers may also be a worthwhile consideration. —Jesse Stockall, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024