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Returning to a less advanced or previous state
“After the power outage, the town had to rely on reverting technologies to communicate, as their advanced systems were rendered useless.”
Reverting or progressing to an (earlier) inferior condition
An occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense
Present participle for to return or change back to a former state
“Maksimir is gradually being overhauled to double its all-seater capacity to 60,000, and may also revert to its former name Stadion Dinamo.”
Present participle for to return or change back to an inferior or less developed state
“When my mother comes to stay at Christmas, it is as though I revert to being a rebellious teenager.”
Present participle for to have land or property returned to a state or lord
“When they came to an end, the property would revert to Mr. Derby, or, if he was dead, would form part of his estate and devolve according to the terms of his will, or by the rules of intestate succession.”
Present participle for to recur, or break out anew after a dormant period
Present participle for to occur again, especially periodically or repeatedly
Present participle for to abolish, invalidate, or reverse (a previous system, decision, situation, etc.)
Present participle for to act in a given way in response to something
Present participle for to return to a place after having been there at a previous time
Present participle for to lower in rank
(of light or an image) Present participle for to bend back or mirror
Present participle for to move to face in another direction
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