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

Tauson won the first game of the deciding set at love, but Mboko regrouped, reeled off four straight games and captured the match in 2 hours, 19 minutes. —Reuters, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026

If Stroud can regroup and deliver a relatively mistake-free performance, Houston could reach its first conference championship in franchise history. —Mike Jones, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026

While Ryan and the Falcons are regrouping, the Panthers will try to build on their breakthrough season. —D. Orlando Ledbetter, AJC.com, 16 Jan. 2026

Following the helicopter's work, project partners will finish chipping the cut trees and then regroup. —Olivia Young, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026

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