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

Holtmann, who began his career with three seasons apiece at Gardner-Webb and Butler, had media opportunities that would have given him a chance to regroup. —Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026

Because from that point on, the Clippers, who had just broken up with Chris Paul, regrouped. —Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026

Immune cells regroup and strengthen their activity. —Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, The Conversation, 23 Jan. 2026

Tauson won the first game of the deciding set at love, but Mboko regrouped, reeled off four straight games and captured the match in 2 hours, 19 minutes. —Reuters, NBC news, 23 Jan. 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