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 temporary stay gave them time to regroup and make arrangements for the rest of their extended trip. —ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026

Jones, Matlock and Cook regrouped in 2024 with Carter replacing Lydon on lead vocals. —George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026

Since then, Israel has continued to launch near-daily strikes in Lebanon aimed at stopping Hezbollah from regrouping. —Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026

But as soon as the team returned to Bronco Gym to regroup, wins started to flow. —Idaho Statesman, 28 Feb. 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