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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | revertir, from Latin revertere 'to turn back', from vertere 'to turn' |
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re‧vert
revert to somebody/something
phrasal verb1 to change back to a situation that existed in the past [= go back to]: 
The city reverted to its former name of St Petersburg.
The city reverted to its former name of St Petersburg.2 formal to return to an earlier subject of conversation [= go back to]: To revert to the question of exams, I'd like to explain further.
To revert to the question of exams, I'd like to explain further.3 lawSCL if land or a building reverts to its former owner, it becomes their property again
