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

After reuniting with her brother and her mom Lisa – who was rescued from the wildfire by David Timoner – Ondi quickly regrouped and began to document the decimated community around her. —Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025

Masconomet then went on a 14-6 run, nearly stealing the set before Peabody regrouped to win, 27-25. —Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025

Hamas and its allies have utilized their tunnel network to continually regroup despite much of its leadership being killed. —Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2025

Kansas now will attempt to regroup during its first bye week. —Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 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