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单词 revert to
释义

revert to

phrasal verb transitive
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theyrevert to
he/she/itreverts to
present participlereverting to
past tensereverted to
past participlereverted to
DEFINITIONS4
  1. 1
    (revert to something) to return to a previous state or way of behaving, often one that is not good

    If you revert to your old eating habits, you’ll gain weight again.

    The house reverted to its former state of disrepair.

    Synonyms and related words
    To behave in a particular way
    behave
    treat
    conform
  2. 2
    (revert to something) to start talking about something that you were talking about earlier

    Sensing her uneasiness, Joseph reverted to their discussion about the weather.

    Synonyms and related words
    To mention something, or to be mentioned
    mention
    refer to
    invoke
  3. 3
    (revert to someone) ​legalif property reverts to its previous owner, it is returned to that owner
    Synonyms and related words
    Miscellaneous legal terms
    abatable
    accession
    accrual
  4. 4
    revert to typeto start behaving in your normal way again after appearing to change

    Once he’s had a girlfriend for a week or two, he reverts to type and starts chasing other girls.

    Synonyms and related words
    To behave in a particular way
    behave
    treat
    conform
See also main entry: revert​See also main entry: revert​
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