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revert

The correct spelling is revert.

How to pronounce revert

/ɹɨˈvɜːt/
noun

IPA: /ɹɨˈvɜːt/

Say it like: Rev-ert

The correct spelling is revert. One who, or that which, reverts. For example: "We've found that git reverts are at least an order of magnitude faster than SVN reverse merges."

Usage Examples

We've found that git reverts are at least an order of magnitude faster than SVN reverse merges.

If they attack, we will revert to the bunker.

When a book goes out of print, rights revert from the publisher to the author.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.One who, or that which, reverts.
  2. 2.One who reverts to that religion which he had adhered to before having converted to another
  3. 3.(due to the belief that all people are born Muslim) A convert to Islam.
  4. 4.The act of reversion (of e.g. a database transaction or source control repository) to an earlier state.

verb

  1. 1.(now rare) To turn back, or turn to the contrary; to reverse.
  2. 2.To throw back; to reflect; to reverberate.
  3. 3.To cause to return to a former condition.
  4. 4.(now rare) To return; to come back.
  5. 5.To return to the possession of.

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