- revert re·vert vi
- [rɪ'vɜːt]
(gen)
to revert (to) — ritornare (a)
to revert to type Bio — ritornare allo stato primitivo, fig tornare alla propria natura
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revert — re·vert /ri vərt/ vi 1: to come or go back (as to a former status or state) if the donee of a general power fails to exercise it...the appointive assets revert to the donor s estate W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al. 2: to return to the grantor or his or … Law dictionary
Revert — Re*vert , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reverted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reverting}.] [L. revertere, reversum; pref. re re + vertere to turn: cf. OF. revertir. See {Verse}, and cf. {Reverse}.] 1. To turn back, or to the contrary; to reverse. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Revert — Re*vert , v. i. 1. To return; to come back. [1913 Webster] So that my arrows Would have reverted to my bow again. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) To return to the proprietor after the termination of a particular estate granted by him. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Revert — Re*vert , n. One who, or that which, reverts. [1913 Webster] An active promoter in making the East Saxons converts, or rather reverts, to the faith. Fuller. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
revert — re|vert [ rı vɜrt ] verb * re vert to phrasal verb transitive 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… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
To revert a series — Revert Re*vert , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reverted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reverting}.] [L. revertere, reversum; pref. re re + vertere to turn: cf. OF. revertir. See {Verse}, and cf. {Reverse}.] 1. To turn back, or to the contrary; to reverse. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
revert — re|vert [rıˈvə:t US ə:rt] v revert to / [revert to sb/sth] phr v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: revertir, from Latin revertere to turn back , from vertere to turn ] 1.) to change back to a situation that existed in the past = ↑go back to … Dictionary of contemporary English
revert — re•vert [[t]rɪˈvɜrt[/t]] v. i. 1) to return to a former habit, practice, belief, condition, etc 2) law to return to the former owner or that person s heirs 3) bio to return to an ancestral type or characteristic 4) to go back in thought or… … From formal English to slang
revert — /rəˈvɜt / (say ruh vert) verb (i) 1. to return to a former habit, practice, belief, condition, etc. 2. to go back in thought or discourse, as to a subject. 3. Biology to return to an earlier or primitive type. 4. Law to go back or return to the… …
revert — re·vert ri vərt vi to undergo reversion re·vert·ible vərt ə bəl adj … Medical dictionary
revert — re·vert || rɪ vÉœrt / vÉœËt n. person or thing which returns to a previous condition or belief; reversion, return of property to its owner after the occurrence of a particular event (Law) v. return to previous condition or belief; (about… … English contemporary dictionary
