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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The doctor refuses to base her (non) answer on science and instead reverts to a political response.
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Arkansas Online, 20 Jan. 2026
Much of Andrews’ previous album, 2022’s Loose Future, was mild and loping; on Valentine, her voice reverts to the arresting quality of earlier releases like 2018’s May Your Kindness Remain.
—Lily Goldberg, Pitchfork, 20 Jan. 2026
In other states, old farms became suburbs and strip malls, but not in Vermont, where most old farms reverted to forest.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
The Braves hope Sale reverts to his 2024 form – especially given the incentive of looming free agency this fall.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 20 Jan. 2026
Much of Andrews’ previous album, 2022’s Loose Future, was mild and loping; on Valentine, her voice reverts to the arresting quality of earlier releases like 2018’s May Your Kindness Remain.
—Lily Goldberg, Pitchfork, 20 Jan. 2026
In other states, old farms became suburbs and strip malls, but not in Vermont, where most old farms reverted to forest.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
The Braves hope Sale reverts to his 2024 form – especially given the incentive of looming free agency this fall.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for revert to
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“Revert to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revert%20to. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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