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   revert

   verb

   • 1. return to (a previous state, practice, topic, etc.): "he reverted to his native language" Similar returngo backcome backchange backretrogressregressdefaultfall back intorelapse intolapse intodrift back intoarchaic:retrograde
   • ▪ convert to (the Islamic faith): "I reverted to Islam five years ago"
   • ▪ return to (a former or ancestral type): "it is impossible that a fishlike mammal will actually revert to being a true fish"
   • ▪ (of property) return to (the original owner) by reversion: "in the event of the building ceasing to become a school, ownership would revert to the Church" Similar be returnedfallescheat
   • 2. reply or respond to someone: Indian "we texted both Farah and Shirish, but neither of them reverted"
   • 3. turn (one's eyes or steps) back: archaic "on reverting our eyes, every step presented some new and admirable scene"

   noun

   • 1. a person who has converted to the Islamic faith.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French revertir or Latin revertere ‘turn back’. Early senses included ‘recover consciousness’ and ‘return to a position’.

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   What does revert mean in English?

   • • English Notes “revert” or “revert back”, which is correct? It depends on the sentence. Revert means “to return to the original condition, size, or form” and revert back means “to return to an earlier condition.”

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   What does revert back mean?

   • Though rare in modern use, some international English speakers do use " revert back" for "reply" in writing and e-mail, but most of the time, using revert with "back" is redundant, or repetitive. While revert means to return to something earlier or to go back, it's often used wrongly in combination.

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   What does it mean to revert to the past?

   • re•turn (rɪˈtɜrn) v.i. 1. to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state: to return from abroad. 2. to revert to a former owner. 3. to revert or recur, as in thought or discourse. 4. to make a reply or retort. v.t. 5.

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   What does'revert' mean in Quora?

   • We shall/will reply soon with the update. Stop using ‘revert’ for ‘reply.’ ‘Revert’ means to return to the default or the preceding condition, status, etc. Thanks:— “10,000+ people were sent your answer in the Quora Digest.” (11 Jun 2017)

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   What does revert to a property mean?

   • [VERB to noun] If property, rights, or money revert to someone, they become that person's again after someone else has had them for a period of time. When the lease ends, the property reverts to the freeholder. [VERB + to] 5. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   What does revert mean in a proposal?

   • The word revert meaning “call back” is, as far as I can tell, limited to Indian English. You should replace revert with get back since revert means returning to the previous state. Add 'the' to management because you're specifying which management will approve. Lastly, what is the management approving? A proposal?

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     verb. us / rɪˈvɝːt / uk / rɪˈvɜːt / Add to word list. [ I ]...

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   verb (used without object) to return to a former habit, practice, belief, condition, etc.: It wasn't so much that things had never changed, it was that people had reverted instead of moving forward. Synonyms: retrogress.

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   While revert means to return to something earlier or to go back, it's often used wrongly in combination. If you're buying the older version of the game, you might say you're "reverting back," which is like saying "go back back."

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