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

Players can only choose one at a time, and dying will send them back to the Crossroads to regroup and try again. —Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025

Burleson said that the historical society is planning to regroup and figure out what to do for next year. —Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025

But the team regrouped and spent a week practicing not for a particular opponent, but to get better. —John Shipley, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025

However, this pause is necessary for the organization to regroup, reassess our long-term strategy, and identify additional avenues of funding to secure the future stability of Tampa Pride events. —Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 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