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- [ri-vurt]
- /rɪˈvɜrt/
- /rɪˈvɜːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ri-vurt]
- /rɪˈvɜrt/
Definitions of revert word
- verb without object revert to return to a former habit, practice, belief, condition, etc.: They reverted to the ways of their forefathers. 1
- verb without object revert Law. to go back to or return to the former owner or to his or her heirs. 1
- verb without object revert Biology. to return to an earlier or primitive type. 1
- verb without object revert to go back in thought or discussion: He constantly reverted to his childhood. 1
- noun revert a person or thing that reverts. 1
- noun revert Law. a reversion. 1
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Origin of revert
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English reverten (< Old French revertir) < Latin revertere to turn back, equivalent to re- re- + vertere to turn; see verse
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Parts of speech for Revert
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
revert popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
revert usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for revert
verb revert
- answer back — If someone, especially a child, answers back, they speak rudely to you when you speak to them.
- backslide — to lapse into bad habits or vices from a state of virtue, religious faith, etc
- be-have — to act in a particular way; conduct or comport oneself or itself: The ship behaves well.
- cause — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- come again — Some people say 'Come again?' when they want you to repeat what you have just said.
Antonyms for revert
verb revert
- forsake — to quit or leave entirely; abandon; desert: She has forsaken her country for an island in the South Pacific.
- forswear — to reject or renounce under oath: to forswear an injurious habit.
- give up — the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- lay aside — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
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