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Retrovert

verb/ɹˌɛtɹoʊvˈɜːt/
Definition
go back to a previous state
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɹˌɛtɹoʊvˈɜːt/
🇬🇧British English
/ɹˌɛtɹəʊvˈɜːt/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɹˌɛtɹəʊvˈɜːt/
3 syllables Say it as /ɹˌɛtɹoʊvˈɜːt/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
regressrevertturn backreturn
Parts of Speech
verbgo back to a previous state
“We reverted to the old rules”
Word Forms
reversiveadjectivetending to be turned back
reversionnounreturning to a former state
revertingnouna failure to maintain a higher state
returnnounthe occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
retroversionnounreturning to a former state
regressnounreturning to a former state
regressionnounreturning to a former state
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
retrovertiert
zu einem früheren Zustand zurückkehren
🇫🇷French
rétroverti
revenir à un état antérieur
🇪🇸Spanish
retrovertir
volver a un estado anterior
🇮🇹Italian
retrovertire
tornare ad uno stato precedente
🇳🇱Dutch
terugdraaien
teruggaan naar een vorige toestand
🇵🇹Portuguese
retroverter
voltar a um estado anterior
🇷🇺Russian
поворачиваться обратно
вернуться в предыдущее состояние
India
🇮🇳Hindi
पीछे मुड़ना
पिछली स्थिति में वापस जाएँ
🇧🇩Bengali
প্রত্যাবর্তন
আগের অবস্থায় ফিরে যান
🇮🇳Tamil
பின்வாங்குபவர்
முந்தைய நிலைக்குத் திரும்பு
🇮🇳Telugu
తిరోగమనం
మునుపటి స్థితికి తిరిగి వెళ్ళు
🇮🇳Marathi
मागे फिरणे
मागील स्थितीकडे परत जा
🇮🇳Gujarati
પાછું વાળવું
પાછલી સ્થિતિમાં પાછા જાઓ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಹಿಮ್ಮೆಟ್ಟುವಿಕೆ
ಹಿಂದಿನ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಗೆ ಹಿಂತಿರುಗಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പിന്നോക്കം പോകുക
പഴയ അവസ്ഥയിലേക്ക് മടങ്ങുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪਿੱਛੇ ਮੁੜਨਾ
ਪਿਛਲੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ 'ਤੇ ਵਾਪਸ ਜਾਓ
🇵🇰Urdu
پیچھے ہٹنا
پچھلی حالت پر واپس جائیں۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
后倾
返回到之前的状态
🇯🇵Japanese
後向き
以前の状態に戻る
🇰🇷Korean
역방향
이전 상태로 돌아가다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
quay ngược lại
quay trở lại trạng thái trước đó
🇹🇭Thai
ย้อนกลับ
กลับสู่สถานะก่อนหน้า
🇮🇩Indonesian
membelok ke belakang
kembali ke keadaan sebelumnya
🇲🇾Malay
terbalik
kembali ke keadaan sebelumnya
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
رجعي
العودة إلى الحالة السابقة
🇮🇷Persian
عقب گرا
به حالت قبلی برگرد
🇹🇷Turkish
geriye dönük
önceki duruma geri dönmek
🇮🇱Hebrew
לאחור
לחזור למצב הקודם
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'retrovert'?
The primary meaning of 'retrovert' is 'go back to a previous state'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'retrovert' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'retrovert' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'retrovert' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'retrovert' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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