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

Hanover Park Mayor Rod Craig joined Metra in 2014 as the agency regrouped after a patronage scandal and front-office turnover. — Marni Pyke, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026

But before the Maratha camp could regroup with their base in Delhi, Durrani crossed the Yamuna on October 25, 1760, cutting off the camp from Delhi and placing it under a state of siege in the town of Panipat. — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026

However, the creative team regrouped to pave a new path for the beloved character. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026

This, though, buys Infantino time to ride out the storm, regroup and rebuild. — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 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