regroup
[ree-groop]
- 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.
- Military. to become organized in a new tactical formation.
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Origin of regroup
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Contemporary Examples
I think it all happened so fast for Sony that they were trying to regroup.
The Inside Story of How Sony’s ‘The Interview’ Finally Made It to TheatersMarlow Stern
December 23, 2014
Yazbek says he will wait a few days in Italy to regroup and find people to travel with.
And I at least like to take some sort of break between jobs so I can regroup.
The Great Character Actor: Guy Pearce on His Brilliant Career, From ‘Priscilla’ to ‘The Rover’Richard Porton
May 23, 2014
So he took a couple of years off to regroup, and started a family.
Matthew McConaughey In ‘Dallas Buyers Club’: From Bongos to Oscar ContenderMarlow Stern
October 30, 2013
Since their third record, Mine Is Yours, was not very well received by critics, the band decided to regroup.
Historical Examples
There appears to be much promise for nut improvement by cross-breeding to regroup desired qualities.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual MeetingNorthern Nut Growers Association
The surface cars, freed by the successful bombing, began to regroup for a new frontal attack.
The Variable ManPhilip K. Dick
regroup
- to reorganize (military forces), esp after an attack or a defeat
- (tr) to rearrange into a new grouping or groupings
- (intr) to consider using different tactics after a setback in a contest or argument
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