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.
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Most leaders can’t afford to wait weeks for insights that could inform their next move, and can revert to relying on generalizations to guide them as a result.
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Alex Cooper, Fortune, 16 May 2026
That climaxes in a kaleidoscope of styles where Esteban, directing one scene, erupts in fury, reverting to a verbal and physical violence which Emilia obviously knew and suffered as child, Sorogoyen explains.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 16 May 2026
In mid-May, Alabama's majority Republican legislature moved to revert to its 2023 maps.
—Sarah Clifton, USA Today, 16 May 2026
And then even after Kenya gained its independence from Britain in the ‘60s, the land actually didn’t revert to the pastoralists.
—AFAR Media, 15 May 2026
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Alex Cooper, Fortune, 16 May 2026
That climaxes in a kaleidoscope of styles where Esteban, directing one scene, erupts in fury, reverting to a verbal and physical violence which Emilia obviously knew and suffered as child, Sorogoyen explains.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 16 May 2026
In mid-May, Alabama's majority Republican legislature moved to revert to its 2023 maps.
—Sarah Clifton, USA Today, 16 May 2026
And then even after Kenya gained its independence from Britain in the ‘60s, the land actually didn’t revert to the pastoralists.
—AFAR Media, 15 May 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 20 May. 2026.
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