regroup
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
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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
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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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“We did the job, now it’s time to regroup, recover and get ready for the next one.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
“As a group, we have to be able to have our moment and then regroup and play with poise and composure. It can’t continue to go on,” White said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
A deal gives Lululemon some breathing room to regroup as it prepares to welcome a new chief executive this fall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
Coaches use it as a way to regroup, or simply to stifle the opposition.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
They would regroup and swarm again as soon as the fire died.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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
If successful, the deal would make Airbus the key industrial partner of Evidian and give it a say over the new entity, which regroups Atos' most coveted assets such as cybersecurity division BDS and supercomputers.
From Reuters ● Feb. 16, 2023
Stocks managed to end a wobbly day mostly higher on Wall Street Monday as the market regroups after its biggest weekly drop since June.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2021
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
“Even if he whups ’em at Gettysburg, he’ll just sit on his hands twiddling about in the Pennsylvania rain until Lee regroups and has another go at it.”
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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
Once again, Draper regrouped impressively to advance and set up a quarter-final against former world number one Daniil Medvedev.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026
Zverev regrouped at the changeover and came out firing, racing 4-0 clear with a double break to power through set two in 31 minutes and dial up the pressure.
From Barron's ● Jan. 18, 2026
The birds regrouped and searched for other targets.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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
It is still regrouping from the shock of 2023.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 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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