What does “revert” mean?

Revert in the Singlish dictionary: what it means, where it comes from and how it’s said.

revert

verbEnglish

Office English for reply, get back to someone.

“I’ll check with my boss and revert by Friday.”

ownself Yourself, by yourself, on your own.
pattern Fussy tricks and excuses; “so many pattern”.
power Impressive, excellent.
relac Relax, chill (“relac one corner”).
sabo Sabotage, get someone into trouble on purpose.
send To take someone somewhere, give them a lift, or see them off.
Singlish Singapore’s own English: English mixed with Hokkien, Malay, Cantonese, Tamil and more…
smoke To bluff or waffle, pretending to know.

What does “revert” mean in Singlish?

Office English for reply, get back to someone. It’s a verb.

Where does “revert” come from?

From English. Other Singlish words from English include ownself, pattern, power and relac.

How do you use “revert” in a sentence?

“I’ll check with my boss and revert by Friday.”

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