revert to

phrasal verb

reverted to; reverting to; reverts to

: 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.

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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Some people have reverted to using flip phones as a quality of life change to avoid smartphones. —

Nir Eisikovits, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024 Unlike neighboring Arab countries that experienced massive popular uprisings in 2011, Tunisia did not immediately revert to authoritarianism or descend into civil war. —

Sarah E. Yerkes, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024 The intrigue: Trump admitted last month that there had actually been no evidence of election fraud in 2024, but hours later reverted to pushing baseless claims of cheating. —

Ivana Saric, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024 By reverting to outdated models of work, Amazon risks undermining its potential and the trust of both employees and customers. —

Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for revert to