reverted
/ɹɪˈvɜː(ɹ)tɪd/
reverted is the simple past and past participle of revert.
Adjective
reverted (comparative more reverted, superlative most reverted)
Meaning of revert
Verb
revert (third-person singular simple present reverts, present participle reverting, simple past and past participle reverted)
- To turn back, or turn to the contrary; to reverse.
- Till happy Chance reverts the cruel scene.c. 1700, Matthew Prior, A Passage in the Moriae Encomium of Erasmus
- To throw back; to reflect; to reverberate.
- To cause to return to a former condition.
- Conuert his Gyues to Graces. So that my Arrowes / Too ſlightly timbred for ſo loud a Winde, / Would haue reuerted to my Bow againe, / And not where I had arm’d them.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
- To reverse (a change).
- This makes sense because you've committed the changes locally, but then reverted them at the server level.1998, Tamar E. Granor, Ted Roche, Steven Black, Hacker's Guide to Visual FoxPro 6.0, page 826
- Synonyms:
- undo
- To reverse a change made by (a person).
- When s.o.'s edit doesn't apply to my standards, I can revert it. And that person can revert me too.2008, Kidd, Terry T., Chen, Irene, Social Information Technology: Connecting Society and Cultural Issues, page 261
- To return to the possession of.
- When a book goes out of print, rights revert from the publisher to the author.
Forms of reverted
| comparative | more reverted |
|---|---|
| superlative | most reverted |
Words formed from reverted
Phrases with reverted
Questions about reverted
- What does reverted mean?
- Reverted means that has gone back (to an earlier place, state etc.).
- What is reverted the simple past and past participle of?
- Reverted is the simple past and past participle of revert.
- What part of speech is reverted?
- Reverted is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce reverted?
- Reverted is pronounced /ɹɪˈvɜː(ɹ)tɪd/.
Words near reverted in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: reverted (page history and authors); revert (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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