Revert Meaning
/ɹɪˈvɝt/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounOne who, or that which, reverts.
nounOne who reverts to that religion which one had adhered to before having converted to another.
Sentence Examples
The situation will soon revert to the way things were before.
Felix went to a psychic to help him revert that curse.
CEFR Practice Quiz
If you don't save, the changes will automatically ____ to the original.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Without regular maintenance, the garden would quickly ____ to its wild state and become unmanageable.
Word Origin & History
From Old French revertir, from Vulgar Latin *revertiō, variant of Latin revertō.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"[...] Cyril III ibn Laqlaq’s correspondence which reflects genuine—if intentionally vague—concern for the secretive community of Christian converts and reverts [who had converted to Islam before]."
— 2010, Kurt J. Werthmuller, Coptic Identity and Ayyubid Politics in Egypt: 1218-1250, page 77:
"Zeba Siddiqui, herself a revert and editor of the Parent's Manual: A Guide for Muslim Parents Living in North America, contributed to this book as a consultant."
— 1997, Islamic Society of North America, Islamic horizons, page 27:
"Parents should not reject a proposal without good reason — and being a revert with a past is not an acceptable one."
— 2001, Islamic Society of North America, Islamic horizons:
"In short tutorials, the player learns the basics of skating: reverts, manuals and the ollie […]"
— 2007, Friedrich von Borries, Steffen P. Walz, Matthias Böttger, Space Time Play: Computer Games, Architecture and Urbanism, page 124:
"Till happy Chance reverts the cruel scene."
— c. 1700, Matthew Prior, A Passage in the Moriae Encomium of Erasmus:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
If you don't save, the changes will automatically ____ to the original.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Without regular maintenance, the garden would quickly ____ to its wild state and become unmanageable.