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

Tabernaculo de Gracia and its volunteers took a two-day break following Wednesday’s deliveries to regroup and strategize for a sustainable operation moving forward, Sara Hernandez said. —Charlotte Observer, 27 Nov. 2025

The United States continues to bolster its military presence on the Korean Peninsula, regrouping additional F-16 fighter aircraft at an air base near the North Korean border. —Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025

Sennecke regrouped, circling back above the circles and setting up a nuclear one-timer from LaCombe. —Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 23 Nov. 2025

Everybody just came back, regrouped and went out there and just was dominating as a team. —CBS News, 16 Nov. 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