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rə'və:t(to come or go back (to a previous state, point in a discussion etc).) volvertr[rɪ'vɜːt]1 volver (to, a)2 SMALLLAW/SMALL revertirrevert [ri'vərt] vi: revertirv.• recurrir v.• reducir v.• revertir v.• saltar atrás v.• volver v.• volverse v.rɪ'vɜːrt, rɪ'vɜːta) (to former state, actions) volver* ab) (to subject, topic) (frml) volver* ac) ( Law) \<\<land/possessions\>\> revertir* a[rɪ'vɜːt]VI1) (=return) volverreverting to the matter under discussion... — volviendo al tema de la discusión...
2) (Jur) revertir (to a)3) (Bio) saltar atrásto revert to type — (Bio) saltar atrás en la cadena natural; (fig) volver por donde solía, volver a ser el mismo/la misma de antes
* * *[rɪ'vɜːrt, rɪ'vɜːt]a) (to former state, actions) volver* ab) (to subject, topic) (frml) volver* ac) ( Law) \<\<land/possessions\>\> revertir* a
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revert — [ri vʉrt′] vi. [ME reverten < OFr revertir < VL * revertire, for L revertere < re , back + vertere, to turn: see VERSE] 1. to go back in action, thought, speech, etc.; return, as to a former practice, opinion, state, or subject 2. Biol.… … English World dictionary
revert — re|vert [rıˈvə:t US ə:rt] v revert to / [revert to sb/sth] phr v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: revertir, from Latin revertere to turn back , from vertere to turn ] 1.) to change back to a situation that existed in the past = ↑go back to … Dictionary of contemporary English
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revert — verb revert to sb/sth phrasal verb (T) 1 to go back to a former condition or habit, especially one that was bad: As soon as they stopped farming, the land reverted to wilderness. | He had reverted to lazing in bed and coming in late to work. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
revert — /rəˈvɜt / (say ruh vert) verb (i) 1. to return to a former habit, practice, belief, condition, etc. 2. to go back in thought or discourse, as to a subject. 3. Biology to return to an earlier or primitive type. 4. Law to go back or return to the… …
revert — intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French revertir, from Latin revertere, verbt., to turn back & reverti, verbi., to return, come back, from re + vertere, verti to turn more at worth Date: 15th century 1. to come or go back… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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