The meaning of REVERT is to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject). How to use revert in a sentence.

People will try different species, but they'll always revert back to fish and chips -- it's comforting, and it's been a tradition for years.

If property, rights, or money revert to someone, they become that person's again after someone else has had them for a period of time.

Define revert. revert synonyms, revert pronunciation, revert translation, English dictionary definition of revert. v. re·vert·ed , re·vert·ing , re·verts v. intr. 1. a. To go back to a former …

Definition of revert verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

REVERT definition: to return to a former habit, practice, belief, condition, etc.. See examples of revert used in a sentence.

REVERT meaning: 1 : to go back or return to (an earlier state, condition, situation, etc.); 2 : to be given to (a former owner or a former owner's heir)

revert vb /rɪˈvɜːt/ (intransitive) followed by to: to go back to a former practice, condition, belief, etc: she reverted to her old wicked ways to take up again or come back to a former topic (of …

While revert means to return to something earlier or to go back, it's often used wrongly in combination. If you're buying the older version of the game, you might say you're " reverting …

There are 31 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb revert, 14 of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.