词组 | revert to |
释义 | Phr V revert to reverts, reverting, reverted revert to sth/doing sth to start talking about a subject that you were talking about beforeWhy does the conversation have to revert to money all the time?We reverted to talking about babies again. to go back to a previous condition or activity, especially a worse oneOnly one of the former prisoners reverted to criminal behaviour.The last two summers have been very hot but this year the British weather has reverted to type. (= is cooler, as it usually is) revert to sb if property reverts to someone, it legally belongs to the person who owned it beforeWhen I die the house will revert to you. revert to1. To return to a prior condition, state, behavior, or practice. The entire city had reverted to candlelight after the power outage continued for its fifth straight day. The intense trauma has caused the victim to revert to a fragile, childlike state. 2. To become or return to the possession of the legal proprietor. The land will revert to the banks if we aren't able to keep up with the mortgage payments. As stipulated in his will, Montgomery's estate reverts to his eldest son. revert to someone or something1. to return to some type of person or a former state. After he was out of prison, he reverted to a life of crime. She quickly reverted to her childhood dialect after a few weeks at home. 2. to become the property of someone, a group, or an institution. At the end of ten years, this house and the land it sits on reverts to the youngest living child. Then the property reverts to the state. revert tov. 1. To return to some former condition, practice, subject, or belief: When the computerized accounting system failed, we reverted to using paper spreadsheets. 2. To return to some former owner or the heirs of the former owner. Used of money or property: At the end of 100 years, all privately held land in the park will revert to the government. |
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