regroup

verb

re·​group (ˌ)rē-ˈgrüp 

regrouped; regrouping; regroups

transitive verb

: to form into a new grouping

regroup military forces

intransitive verb

1

: to reorganize (as after a setback) for renewed activity

2

: to alter the tactical formation of a military force

Examples of regroup in a Sentence

Members of the search party will regroup in the morning.

The general regrouped his forces after the retreat.

Let's regroup and try this again.

Wait a minute. I need to regroup.

The coach called a time-out to give his players time to regroup.

Recent Examples on the Web

The Qing—descendants of the Jurchen Empire, destroyed by the Mongols in the thirteenth century—regrouped to eventually capture Beijing and rule China for nearly three hundred years. —Literary Hub, 14 Nov. 2025

Ahead of first shift, Robert hops on comms to regroup with the remaining team members now that Invisigal has been suspended. —Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025

On the other side of the yellow line, Hamas is digging in, too — regrouping after the war and consolidating control of its part of Gaza. —Daniel Estrin, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025

The congratulatory messages from the two ex-presidents, who are among the Democratic Party’s most popular national figures, appear to be a signal mainstream Democratic heavyweights are warming up to Mamdani as the party continues to regroup following staggering losses nationally in 2024. —Chris Sommerfeldt, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for regroup

• newsgroup
• recoup
• subgroup
• workgroup
• coop
• coupe
• croup
• droop
• drupe
• dupe
• group
• hoop

Kids Definition

regroup

verb

re·​group (ˈ)rē-ˈgrüp 

: to form into a new group

in order to subtract 129 from 531 regroup 531 into 5 hundreds, 2 tens, and 11 ones