Reverting — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a failure to maintain a higher state

go back to a previous state

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻvˈɜːɾɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪvˈɜːtɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪvˈɜːtɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻvˈɜːɾɪŋ/.

Examples

We reverted to the old rules

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lapsing relapse revert retrovert regress turn back relapsing returning lapse reversion backsliding return

Parts of Speech

noun	a failure to maintain a higher state
verb	go back to a previous state “We reverted to the old rules”
verb	undergo reversion, as in a mutation
adjective	tending to return to an earlier state

Word Forms

lapse	verb	go back to bad behavior
relapse	verb	go back to bad behavior
revert	verb	go back to a previous state
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

zurückkehren

ein Versäumnis, einen höheren Zustand aufrechtzuerhalten

🇫🇷French

revenant

un échec à maintenir un état supérieur

🇪🇸Spanish

revertir

un fracaso en mantener un estado superior

🇮🇹Italian

ripristinando

un fallimento nel mantenere uno stato più elevato

🇳🇱Dutch

terugdraaien

een onvermogen om een hogere staat te handhaven

🇵🇹Portuguese

revertendo

uma falha em manter um estado superior

🇷🇺Russian

возвращение

неспособность поддерживать более высокое состояние

India

🇮🇳Hindi

को पूर्ववत

उच्च स्थिति को बनाए रखने में विफलता

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রত্যাবর্তন

একটি উচ্চ রাষ্ট্র বজায় রাখা একটি ব্যর্থতা

🇮🇳Tamil

திரும்பும்

ஒரு உயர்ந்த நிலையை பராமரிக்கத் தவறியது

🇮🇳Telugu

తిప్పికొట్టడం

ఉన్నత స్థితిని కొనసాగించడంలో వైఫల్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

परत करत आहे

उच्च स्थिती राखण्यात अपयश

🇮🇳Gujarati

પાછા ફરવું

ઉચ્ચ સ્થિતિ જાળવવામાં નિષ્ફળતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿಂತಿರುಗಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ

ಉನ್ನತ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಯನ್ನು ಕಾಪಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ವಿಫಲವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തിരിച്ചെടുക്കുന്നു

ഉയർന്ന നില നിലനിർത്തുന്നതിൽ പരാജയം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਾਪਸੀ

ਉੱਚ ਅਵਸਥਾ ਨੂੰ ਕਾਇਮ ਰੱਖਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਸਫਲਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

واپس لوٹنا

اعلی ریاست کو برقرار رکھنے میں ناکامی۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恢复

未能维持较高的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

元に戻す

より高い状態を維持できないこと

🇰🇷Korean

되돌리기

더 높은 상태를 유지하지 못하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quay trở lại

thất bại trong việc duy trì trạng thái cao hơn

🇹🇭Thai

กำลังย้อนกลับ

ความล้มเหลวในการรักษาสถานะที่สูงขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

kembali

kegagalan untuk mempertahankan keadaan yang lebih tinggi

🇵🇭Filipino

bumabalik

isang kabiguan na mapanatili ang isang mas mataas na estado

🇲🇾Malay

kembali semula

kegagalan untuk mengekalkan keadaan yang lebih tinggi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

العودة

الفشل في الحفاظ على حالة أعلى

🇮🇷Persian

برگرداندن

شکست در حفظ وضعیت بالاتر

🇹🇷Turkish

geri dönme

daha yüksek bir durumu sürdürememe

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוזר

כישלון לשמור על מצב גבוה יותר

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