regroup
Americanverb (used with object)
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regroups,
present (3rd person singular)
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regrouped,
past participle, past
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regrouping
present participle
verb (used without object)
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regroups,
present (3rd person singular)
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regrouped,
past participle, past
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regrouping
present participle
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to become reorganized in order to make a fresh start.
If the plan doesn't work, we'll have to regroup and try something else.
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Military. to become organized in a new tactical formation.
verb
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to reorganize (military forces), esp after an attack or a defeat
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(tr) to rearrange into a new grouping or groupings
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(intr) to consider using different tactics after a setback in a contest or argument
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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regroupsimple
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regroupssimple
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have regroupedperfect
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has regroupedperfect
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am regroupingprogressive
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are regroupingprogressive
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is regroupingprogressive
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have been regroupingperfect progressive
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has been regroupingperfect progressive
Past
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regroupedsimple
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had regroupedperfect
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was regroupingprogressive
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were regroupingprogressive
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had been regroupingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of regroup
Explanation
When you regroup, you shuffle things around and structure or organize them in a new way. After an out-of-control day at camp, the counselors might want to regroup and make a new plan for the next day. People tend to regroup after some kind of defeat, loss, or difficulty. Armies need to regroup after losing on the battlefield, and football teams will regroup at halftime after a difficult first half. You can also use words like reorganize or restructure, or even mobilize to substitute for the verb regroup.
Vocabulary lists containing regroup
Example Sentences
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In turn, the technorati are sputtering, trying to regroup for their counteroffensive while laying blame for why the dreams of AI aren’t being embraced.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Some sell a business and take time off after to regroup before starting something new.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
The first hydration break offered the German coach a much-needed opportunity to speak to his players and regroup.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
On the whiteboard are the words: subtract, difference, count back, regroup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
“All I know is that Gearhart got the order to regroup here,” Jamal said.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
As he regroups before the next run of three matches, he will be just as delighted at the spirit and never-say-die attitude that helped to get them.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026
Airbus has offered to acquire a 29.9% stake in Evidian, which regroups some of Atos' most-coveted assets such as cybersecurity division BDS, Atos said in a statement.
From Reuters ● Feb. 16, 2023
CONCERNS: The biggest question is how well he regroups from surgery to repair the meniscus injury in his left knee suffered against Kent State on Nov. 23.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 14, 2019
After a pause, the festival regroups and draws about 30,000 as a one-day event, this time in April to avoid the scorching heat of Year One.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2019
“Perhaps, though time is short. As soon as Kronos regroups, he will attack again. Without the element of surprise on our side ...” I understood what he meant.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
Wardley floored his fellow Briton early with a flush right hand and dropped him again in the third, before Dubois regrouped and responded with wave after wave of heavy shots.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
A lot of players left, it was all a bit of a mess, but they regrouped and had another great season.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
Israel’s intelligence operatives spent weeks tracking Hezbollah’s unit commanders as they dispersed from their strongholds and regrouped in hide-outs around the country to evade Israeli attacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
They regrouped, refocused and won the Division III regional.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
The attackers didn’t follow us far enough, so we regrouped again and the lieutenant said we had to counterattack immediately so that we could follow the attackers.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
The stock market has been slowly regrouping after a rout in July, an effort that hasn’t been completely smooth, as it’s been a slightly bumpy August.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Instead of resigning in 2023, DeMaria spent the summer regrouping, focusing primarily on serving her students upon her return in the fall.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026
He said the drone attacks there decreased by as much as 15% after Starlink was cut off, which coincided with weather changes and a regrouping of Russian forces in the south.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
Only instead of regrouping in hell, as that old Marines saying goes, it’s in the oceans, where such compounds were dumped for decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
On the left flank, Grover and his nature spirits were regrouping, entangling the enemies with bushes and weeds.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
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