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

Israel says the strikes are aimed at preventing imminent threats to its soldiers and to foil efforts by Hamas to regroup and rearm. — Dov Lieber, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026

But if the fighting starts to slow down and the Russian military is able to regroup, Bergmann said Russia could theoretically develop the capabilities to attack one of the Baltic states by 2028. — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

The band has since regrouped with drummer Anika Nilles for a stunning comeback tour. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026

Your solar season begins soon, but the beginning of the month encourages you to take a step to regroup and recalibrate, Libra. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 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