re
vert
Third Person
reverts
Present Participle
reverting
Past Tense
reverted
Past Participle
reverted
1
to go back to a previous state, condition, or behavior
- After the updates caused issues, they decided to revert to the previous version of the software.
- Despite making progress, he occasionally reverted to his old habits.
- Due to budget constraints, the project had to revert to its original scope.
- The garden reverted to its wild state after years of neglect.
- After a period of stability, his health began to revert to its previous precarious state.
2
to change back to a previous or ancestral form, state, or type
transitive
- Over generations, the domesticated plant began to revert to its wild variety.
- Scientists observed how the hybrid species slowly reverted to its ancestral characteristics.
- In harsh conditions, the bacteria reverted to a dormant ancestral form for survival.
- After the genetic modification was removed, the plant reverted to its original traits.
- Without reinforcement, the engineered organism reverted to its baseline genetic makeup.