verb
revert
rih-VURT
verb
1
To go back to a previous state, condition, or topic.
"Without treatment, the patient's symptoms tend to revert."
"Let's revert to the original plan if this one doesn't work."
2
To reply, especially in a business or formal context.
"I'll revert to you by email once I have the figures."
How to Use Revert
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo go back to how things were before, or to reply to someone.
UK vs US
Using "revert" to mean "reply" (as in "I will revert shortly") is common in Indian and South Asian business English but sounds unusual to British or American ears, who'd just say "get back to you".
Common pairings
revert to type
revert back
revert to an earlier version
Word Forms
reverted past tense, reverts plural, reverts singular
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Etymology
From Old French revertir, from Vulgar Latin revertire, based on Latin reverto, "to turn back".