Revert — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

go back to a previous state

undergo reversion, as in a mutation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻvˈɜːt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪvˈɜːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪvˈɜːt/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻvˈɜːt/.

Examples

We reverted to the old rules

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

retrovert regress turn back return

Parts of Speech

verb	go back to a previous state “We reverted to the old rules”
verb	undergo reversion, as in a mutation

Word Forms

reversive	adjective	tending to be turned back
reversion	noun	returning to a former state
reverting	noun	a failure to maintain a higher state
return	noun	the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
retroversion	noun	returning to a former state
regress	noun	returning to a former state
regression	noun	returning to a former state

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zurücksetzen

zu einem früheren Zustand zurückkehren

🇫🇷French

revenir

revenir à un état antérieur

🇪🇸Spanish

revertir

volver a un estado anterior

🇮🇹Italian

ripristinare

tornare ad uno stato precedente

🇳🇱Dutch

terugdraaien

teruggaan naar een vorige toestand

🇵🇹Portuguese

reverter

voltar a um estado anterior

🇷🇺Russian

возвращаться

вернуться в предыдущее состояние

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फिर लौट आना

पिछली स्थिति में वापस जाएँ

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রত্যাবর্তন

আগের অবস্থায় ফিরে যান

🇮🇳Tamil

திரும்பவும்

முந்தைய நிலைக்குத் திரும்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

తిరిగి

మునుపటి స్థితికి తిరిగి వెళ్ళు

🇮🇳Marathi

परत करणे

मागील स्थितीकडे परत जा

🇮🇳Gujarati

પાછા ફરો

પાછલી સ્થિતિમાં પાછા જાઓ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿಂತಿರುಗಿ

ಹಿಂದಿನ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಗೆ ಹಿಂತಿರುಗಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തിരിച്ചെടുക്കുക

പഴയ അവസ്ഥയിലേക്ക് മടങ്ങുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਾਪਸੀ

ਪਿਛਲੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ 'ਤੇ ਵਾਪਸ ਜਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

واپس لوٹنا

پچھلی حالت پر واپس جائیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恢复

返回到之前的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

元に戻す

以前の状態に戻る

🇰🇷Korean

돌아가는 것

이전 상태로 돌아가다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hoàn nguyên

quay trở lại trạng thái trước đó

🇹🇭Thai

ย้อนกลับ

กลับสู่สถานะก่อนหน้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

kembali

kembali ke keadaan sebelumnya

🇵🇭Filipino

ibalik

bumalik sa dating estado

🇲🇾Malay

kembalikan

kembali ke keadaan sebelumnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يرجع

العودة إلى الحالة السابقة

🇮🇷Persian

برگرداندن

به حالت قبلی برگرد

🇹🇷Turkish

geri almak

önceki duruma geri dönmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לַחֲזוֹר

לחזור למצב הקודם

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The primary meaning of 'revert' is 'go back to a previous state'.

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Using 'revert' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'revert' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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