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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Some sell a business and take time off after to regroup before starting something new.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
"I'm not going to Jeddah, I'm going home to my wife and kids. I'm going to regroup and hopefully we'll have a big fight signed next week."
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 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
However, the smallest nation ever to play at the World Cup, by size and population, were not the same when play resumed and lost 7-1 after the drinks break allowed the Germans to regroup.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
They raised their arms in the Roman salute, then ran off to regroup the legion.
From "Blood of Olympus" 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
Even before the Omicron variant was discovered, health officials were warning of a winter wave of COVID-19 as society regroups for holiday events, and travel and cold weather keeps more people inside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2021
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
“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
But he regrouped and started the quarter-final win over Norway and semi-final defeat by Argentina.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 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
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
So they regrouped all of their forces around ten adjacent instances of the Zork playing field near the planet’s south pole.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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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