revert to
phrasal verbrevert to somebody/something
- (law) (of property, rights, etc.) to return to the original owner again see also reversion
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revert to something (formal)
- to return to a former state; to start doing something again that you used to do in the past
- After her divorce she reverted to her maiden name.
- His manner seems to have reverted to normal.
- Try not to revert to your old eating habits.
- For a while the children behaved well but they soon reverted to type (= returned to their usual ways).
Extra Examples- The area has reverted back to a wilderness.
- He reverted to his native language (= started using it again).
- The house was a school for a while, but has reverted to being a private house.
- to return to an earlier topic or subject
- So, to revert to your earlier question…
- The conversation kept reverting to the events of March 6th.