REVERT - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Verb

go back to a previous state

Example: We reverted to the old rules

Categories: Change by reversal, Turn, Reverse

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Verb

undergo reversion, as in a mutation

Categories: Mutate

Synonyms

Return, Retrovert, Regress, Turn back, Revert

🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

The word "revert" comes from Latin revertō. It started in Latin *revertiō. Then it appeared in Old French revertir.

🧩 Fun Fact

Proto-Indo-European is the ancestor of over 400 languages spoken by nearly half the world's population.