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[ ree-groop ] / riˈgrup / SEE SYNONYMS FOR regroup ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object)to form into a new or restructured group or grouping. verb (used without object)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. Origin of regroupFirst recorded in 1880–85; re- + group OTHER WORDS FROM regroupre·group·ment, nounWords nearby regroupregressive staining, regressive tax, regret, regretful, regrettable, regroup, regrow, regrowth, regt., regula, regulable Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for regroupI 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 Theaters|Marlow Stern|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST Yazbek says he will wait a few days in Italy to regroup and find people to travel with. Inside the Smuggling Networks Flooding Europe with Refugees|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST 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|DAILY BEAST So he took a couple of years off to regroup, and started a family. Matthew McConaughey In ‘Dallas Buyers Club’: From Bongos to Oscar Contender|Marlow Stern|October 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Since their third record, Mine Is Yours, was not very well received by critics, the band decided to regroup. Cold War Kids on Faith, Hipster Detractors & Their Musical Evolution|Marlow Stern|April 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST The surface cars, freed by the successful bombing, began to regroup for a new frontal attack. The Variable Man|Philip K. Dick 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 Meeting|Northern Nut Growers Association
British Dictionary definitions for regroup
verbto 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to regrouprestore, organize, arouse, redouble, resuscitate, waken, rouse, reform, rejuvenate, revive, charge, whet, convene, counterattack, urge, fire, wake, inspirit, kindle, assemble |