| 单词 | revert |
| 释义 | Word Frequency revertverb (rɪˈvɜːt) (intransitive; foll by to) 1. to go back to a former practice, condition, belief, etc she reverted to her old wicked ways 2. to take up again or come back to a former topic 3. biology (of individuals, organs, etc) to return to a more primitive, earlier, or simpler condition or type 4. US to reply to someone we will revert to you with pricing and other details 5. property law (of an estate or interest in land) to return to its former owner or his or her heirs when a grant, esp a grant for the lifetime of the grantee, comes to an end 6. revert to type noun (ˈriːˌvɜːt) ▶ USAGE Since back is part of the meaning of revert, one should not say that someone reverts back to a certain type of behaviour7. a person who, having been converted, has returned to his or her former beliefs or Church Derived forms reverter (reˈverter) noun revertible (reˈvertible) adjective Word origin C13: from Latin revertere to return, from re- + vertere to turn |
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