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title: revert — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «revert» in the school dictionary: To go back to an earlier state, habit or way of doing things. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# revert

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**Who acts:** way, this, many speakers, it, I, teacher · **What happens:** go back, do, undo, revert, use, mean · **To what, where:** things, changes, you, India, bed, field · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«revert» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [revert in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/revert.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To go back to an earlier state, habit or way of doing things.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:revert:m1:1
# text = To go back to an earlier state, habit or way of doing things.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	back	back	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	earlier	early	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	amod	_	_
7	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	habit	habit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
12	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	doing	do	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	acl	_	_
14	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go back** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | to a earlier state  habit or way *result* | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to state=Result |
| 2 | **do** | gerund | way *not said here* | things |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Eventuality |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: computing — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To undo changes and go back to an earlier version of a file or page.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:revert:m2:1
# text = To undo changes and go back to an earlier version of a file or page.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	undo	undo	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	changes	change	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	back	back	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	earlier	early	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	10	amod	_	_
10	version	version	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	file	file	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	page	page	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **undo** | to-infinitive |  | changes |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent change=Patient |
| 2 | **go back** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | to a earlier version of a file or page *result* | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to version=Result |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: law — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
For property to go back to its first owner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:revert:m3:1
# text = For property to go back to its first owner.
1	For	for	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	property	property	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	back	back	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	9	amod	_	_
9	owner	owner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go back** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | for property; to property's first owner *result* | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to owner=Result |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: business English — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Revert to you" is sometimes used to mean "reply to you" — this is common in India, but many speakers think it is wrong.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:revert:m4:1
# text = "Revert to you" is sometimes used to mean "reply to you" — this is common in India, but many speakers think it is wrong.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Revert	revert	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
7	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	8	advmod	_	_
8	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
11	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	reply	reply	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	ccomp	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
16	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
17	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	19	nsubj	_	_
18	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
19	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	parataxis	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
23	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
24	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	speakers	speaker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	nsubj	_	_
26	think	think	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	conj	_	_
27	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	29	nsubj	_	_
28	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	29	cop	_	_
29	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **revert** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  | you |  |  |  | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to you=Result |
| 2 | **use** | present · passive |  |  |  |  |  | sometimes *property* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **mean** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **reply** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  | you |  |  |  | vn respond-113 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to you=Theme |
| 5 | **is** | present | this |  |  | India |  | common *property* | tree rules |
| 6 | **think** *speech: other* | present | many speakers |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 7 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the holiday, I reverted to going to bed late.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:revert:x1:1
# text = After the holiday, I reverted to going to bed late.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	reverted	revert	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
11	late	late	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **revert** | past | I |  |  |  | after the holiday |  | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **go** | gerund | I *not said here* |  |  | bed |  | late *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to bed=Initial\_Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The field reverted to wild meadow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:revert:x2:1
# text = The field reverted to wild meadow.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	reverted	revert	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	meadow	meadow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **revert** | participle |  | the field *not said here* |  |  |  | to wild meadow *result* | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to meadow=Result |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher reverted the document to yesterday's version.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:revert:x3:1
# text = The teacher reverted the document to yesterday's version.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	reverted	revert	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	document	document	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	yesterday	yesterday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	version	version	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **revert** | past | the teacher | the document |  |  |  | to yesterday's version | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wikipedia editors reverted the silly changes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:revert:x4:1
# text = Wikipedia editors reverted the silly changes.
1	Wikipedia	Wikipedia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	editors	editor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	reverted	revert	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	changes	change	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **revert** | past | Wikipedia editors | the silly changes |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When he is nervous, he reverts to biting his nails.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:revert:x5:1
# text = When he is nervous, he reverts to biting his nails.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	nervous	nervous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	reverts	revert	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
8	to	to	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	biting	bite	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	nails	nail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | he |  |  |  |  | nervous *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **revert** | present | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **bite** | gerund | he *not said here* | his nails |  |  |  |  | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nail=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The land reverted to the original owner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:revert:x6:1
# text = The land reverted to the original owner.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	reverted	revert	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	original	original	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	owner	owner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **revert** | participle |  | the land *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient |

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