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

Now Hart and the rest of the Golden Knights will try to regroup. —ABC News, 5 June 2026

Now, the Twins will return home and try to regroup against a pair of teams in their division, starting with the White Sox on Monday. —Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026

But the players, led by the most experienced in their number, took it upon themselves to regroup. —Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 28 May 2026

There were recurring complaints during summer 2025 of youths gathering in large numbers in public spaces, with the teenagers organizing or regrouping via social media messages. —Paula Wethington, CBS News, 27 May 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