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

According to the source, instability in Syria is of particular concern, creating conditions that could allow ISIS to regroup and once again project influence beyond the region. —Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 16 Dec. 2025

The porous border allows the TTP and other militants to retreat and regroup, while local militias and drone strikes may further destabilize the region. —Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025

After Duke fouled senior Andrea Kitahata to the left of the goal, Kitahata went to restart play quickly, but decided to regroup. —Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2025

The Lady Goblins regroup from an early 12-10 deficit to take a 25-23 halftime lead before taking over the game. —Arkansas Online, 6 Dec. 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