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to regroup

to regroup

66 4.1
Organize people or things again after a problem
  • verb
  • /riˈɡruːp/
translation icon : reagrupar
  • After the setback in the game, the coach decided it was time for the players to regroup and come up with a new strategy.
  • regroup students
  • need to regroup
  • able to regroup

He went back home to Virginia to regroup, then he came back.

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Examples

  • Individual soldiers, like lost souls, run here and there trying to regroup with their comrades.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • We are heading back to our hotel now to regroup until we go out on the town again tonight.

  • We need to regroup and figure out a different solution.

  • Then I am going to regroup and come up with a new plan.

  • We're going to need some time to regroup here, the General went on.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • When we regroup, I'll call you.

  • We've just got to regroup, all right?

  • "Maybe we ought to regroup and decide on our options," said Vesquith.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • After suffering blows in 2011 and 2012, the security establishment was able to regroup.

    Academic text (2015)
  • When the team faces a disadvantage... ...the best thing to do is to retreat temporarily and regroup.

Synonyms

to unite
vsto regroup
2.1

To join people or things into one group for a shared purpose

organizes people into new separate groups after problems rather than forming one single group
to gather
vsto regroup
1.0

Bring people, things, or information together in one place

focuses on arranging into new groups after trouble rather than simple collection
to rally
vsto regroup
159 3.7

To get better after an illness or problem

is about organizing into new groups after difficulty rather than general recovery
to reunite
vsto regroup
138 3.2

To bring people or things back together after being apart

focuses on forming new groupings after difficulty rather than simply bringing back together
to unify
vsto regroup
65 3.7

To bring people or things together into one group

is about arranging into new groups after difficulty rather than uniting into one unit
to restructure
vsto regroup
56 4.4

Organize something in a new way so it works better

is used especially for arranging people after defeat or separation
to pull together
vsto regroup
50 3.4

Gather people or things and organize them to reach a goal

is more about arranging into new groups after setbacks than just cooperating
to reorganize
vsto regroup
43 3.4

To change the way something is arranged to make it work better

is used mainly when forming new groups after a difficulty
to cluster
vsto regroup
41 3.5

To come together in a small group or make people do the same

is about forming new organized groups after difficulty rather than simple close grouping
to group
vsto regroup
38 1.2

To put people and things together by type or purpose

is used especially when reorganizing after a setback or separation
to reconvene
vsto regroup
  • Formal
25 6.1

To meet again after a break

is used for forming new groups after problems rather than meeting again
to coalesce
vsto regroup
15 7.4

Come together to form one group or whole

is used for organizing into new groups after problems rather than merging into one
to reunify
vsto regroup
7 5.9

To bring people or places back together after they were separated

arranges people into new subgroups after trouble rather than restoring unity
3 3.4

To make a group feel part of the same community

is used for arranging new groups after separation rather than creating community feeling
to knit together
vsto regroup
2 3.9

Make people or groups work closely together as one

focuses on new group arrangement after trouble rather than creating close cohesion
to reconsolidate
vsto regroup
1 7.4

To bring separate parts back together into one group

organizes into new distinct groups rather than restoring one single whole
to regather
vsto regroup
1 3.9

To bring people or things back together after they separate

is mainly about arranging into new groups after a difficulty rather than mere collection
to reassort
vsto regroup
6.7

To sort things again into new groups or order

is used specifically when arranging after a setback or separation
to reorchestrate
vsto regroup
7.5

To change how tasks and people work together in a project

focuses on creating new groups after problems instead of coordinating tasks
to reconverge
vsto regroup
7.8

To meet again after being apart

focuses on reorganizing into new groups, not simply coming back together
to aggroup
vsto regroup
9.9

To bring people or things together into a group

focuses on deliberate new group arrangement after setbacks rather than basic grouping

Antonyms

110 2.7

To make people or animals move quickly in different directions

43 4.3

To stop being a group, for example a band or committee

How Organized

to reorganize
43 3.4
to regroup
66 4.1
to group
38 1.2
to assemble
152 3.3
to gather
1.0

Surface Forms

regroup infinitive
regrouped past
regrouped past participle
regrouping present participle
regroups third person singular

Morphology

regroup = group (transparent) = re + group

This is a straightforward use of 're-' meaning 'again' with the verb 'group', giving the sense 'group again or into new groups'.

Etymology

Regroup joins re- ('again') and group ('people or things together'). So, when a team or hikers stop after a problem and come back to organize, they regroup — they come together again and form new groups or a new plan.