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revert

/ɹɪˈvɜːt/rih-VURT
/ɹɪˈvɝt/rih-VURT

Meaningto return

Common meaning: to go back

Journey through time

  1. Latinrevertere‘to return’source
  2. Old Frenchrevertirsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto return → to go backrevert‘to go back’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin revertere ‘to return’.

Roots

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