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 schedule has been adjusted around Yulin’s scenes as the producing team is regrouping to figure out next steps, sources tell Deadline. —Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 June 2025

The dramatic turn of events for Walpole will give it a chance to regroup with a trip to the Division 2 state semifinal on the line. —Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 7 June 2025

Fafa Picault heads to Aruba to regroup with the Haitian national team. —Kaitlyn Pohly, Miami Herald, 1 June 2025

During Wang Chung’s hiatus in the 1990s, Feldman and Hues worked on their individual projects before regrouping by the 2000s. —David Chiu, Forbes.com, 30 May 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