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

Green will move on with his quest for a fifth title, while Brooks will regroup with a Rockets team with a bright future. —Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025

Chapman went off to cry after nearly blowing the World Series, while McIlroy could only churn inside and try to regroup. —Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025

The Knights needed to regroup and appear to be back in the playoff hunt in the Mission League. —Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2025

The focus of attention is on whether conservatives can regroup and field a strong candidate to compete against likely Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung, who observers say is the clear front-runner. —Time, 8 Apr. 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