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

The process now played out, the Blue Jays face a similar scenario of having to regroup after an unsuccessful high-stakes free-agent pursuit. —Kaitlyn McGrath, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024

Ride Space Ballroom, 295 Treadwell St., Hamden The British band Ride was around from 1988 to 1996, then split up, then regrouped in 2014. —Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 30 Nov. 2024

Under the agreement, Lebanon would implement a more rigorous supervision of Hezbollah’s movements south of the country’s Litani river, to prevent militants from regrouping there. —Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024

If not, well, the space will need to regroup once more. —Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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