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

Four short days after a blowout loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Chargers will try to regroup to face the Denver Broncos at 5:15 p.m. PST on Thursday at SoFi Stadium. —Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024

Pearce stepped away from Hollywood for two years and regrouped. —Zack Sharf, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024

However, general manager John Lynch is hopeful the team will regroup against the Bears on Sunday. —Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024

After regrouping at Williams’s flat in the previous episode, everyone now has to flee from a massive gunfight with the Clarks, who are still after Kai-Ming and that ever-elusive pinhole camera. —Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 6 Dec. 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