REVERT TO (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING)


Meaning of REVERT TO (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) in English

revert to somebody/something phrasal verb ( see also ↑ revert )

1 . to change back to a situation that existed in the past SYN go back to :

The city reverted to its former name of St Petersburg.

After a few weeks, everything reverted to normal.

2 . formal to return to an earlier subject of conversation SYN go back to :

To revert to the question of exams, I’d like to explain further.

3 . law if land or a building reverts to its former owner, it becomes their property again

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.