See Also: revert(medicine)
Revert(money)
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revert to / [revert to sb/sth] phr v
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: revertir, from Latin revertere 'to turn back', from vertere 'to turn']
to change back to a situation that existed in the past
-synonym go back to go back to
::The city reverted to its former name of St Petersburg.
::After a few weeks, everything reverted to normal .
formal to return to an earlier subject of conversation
-synonym go back to go back to
::To revert to the question of exams, I'd like to explain further.
law if land or a building reverts to its former owner, it becomes their property again