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look at this dictionary entry.
revert \
i-vurt\\ verb reverting, reverted 1. to return to a previous state or
condition: mabels hair reverted to its natural color after the temporary dye
washed out. 2. (biology) to return to an ancestral type: a finch species in the
galápagos islands appears to be reverting to an earlier form. 3. to go back in
thought or discussion: after lunch, we reverted back to the topic of financial
planning. — from latin (revertere)
which sentence uses the word revert correctly?
hong kong, long a british colony, reverted to chinese control on july 1, 1997.
furniture that does not match your specifications may be reverted for store
credit.
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The dictionary defines "revert" as returning to a previous state/condition. The first sentence uses it correctly: Hong Kong returned to Chinese control (a prior state before British colonial rule). The second sentence misuses "revert" (it should be "returned" for store credit, as "revert" does not mean exchanging goods).
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Hong Kong, long a British colony, reverted to Chinese control on July 1, 1997.