revert
🇬🇧 UK/ri'vә:t/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
v.
To return to a previous state, condition, or practice.
恢复;回复;退回(原状)
n.
A person who returns to a previously held religion or belief.
恢复原信仰者
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.revert to type回归本性
- 2.revert to normal恢复正常
- 3.revert back to退回到……
- 4.revert to old ways重走老路
Example Sentences
- 1.
Without regular practice, language learners often revert to their native tongue.
- 2.
The city threatened to revert to its old policies if the new measures failed.
- 3.
He tried to stay calm, but under pressure he reverted to his old aggressive habits.