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
Recent Examples on the Web
With the ruling, the threshold reverts to the $35,568 level set in 2019 under the Trump administration.
—
Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Now, the new research suggests changes at the cellular level may be partially responsible for the body’s tendency to revert to obesity after weight loss.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
Beginning in the spring of 2019, as many as a million of Hong Kong’s 7 million residents had turned out to support self-determination and oppose an unpopular extradition law – seen as part of an effort by Beijing to tighten its grip on the former British colony, which reverted to China in 1997.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Nov. 2024
Not all at once, but over time, that order will devolve to entropy as the international system reverts to its natural state, which is anarchy.
—Andreas Kluth, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for revert to 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Now, the new research suggests changes at the cellular level may be partially responsible for the body’s tendency to revert to obesity after weight loss.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
Beginning in the spring of 2019, as many as a million of Hong Kong’s 7 million residents had turned out to support self-determination and oppose an unpopular extradition law – seen as part of an effort by Beijing to tighten its grip on the former British colony, which reverted to China in 1997.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Nov. 2024
Not all at once, but over time, that order will devolve to entropy as the international system reverts to its natural state, which is anarchy.
—Andreas Kluth, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for revert to
Dictionary Entries Near revert to
Cite this Entry
“Revert to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revert%20to. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share