regroup

Language: en

🇺🇸 /riːˈgruːp/

📖 Definitions

  1. verb
    To reorganize or reassemble a group, especially after a defeat, setback, or period of disorganization, in order to prepare for a new effort or attack.; To reorganize one's thoughts, emotions, or resources after a difficult or stressful experience in order to recover and proceed.; To rearrange or reclassify items into different groups or categories.; In mathematics, to carry or borrow in arithmetic operations, such as exchanging ten units for one ten in addition or subtraction.; To restructure a business, organization, or team by changing its composition or arrangement for improved effectiveness.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable Plural: regroups 3rd sing.: regroups Past: regrouped Past part.: regrouped Pres part.: regrouping

Collocations

time to regroupregroup and rethinkregroup and refocusregroup and recoverregroup and reorganizeregroup and reassess

Derivatives

regroupingregroupment

Synonyms

reorganizereassemblerallyrecoverreconstituterestructure

Antonyms

dispersescatterdisband

Commonly confused

reorganize
EN: 'Reorganize' implies a structural change in arrangement; 'regroup' emphasizes reassembling after a setback or pause.
regroup
EN: Sometimes hyphenated as 're-group' in older texts, but the standard modern spelling is 'regroup' without a hyphen.

Spelling tips

EN: Write 'regroup' as one word without a hyphen; the hyphenated form 're-group' is outdated.

💬 Examples

  1. The army retreated to regroup before launching a fresh offensive.

  2. After losing the first round, the boxer took a moment to regroup and refocus.

  3. The teacher decided to regroup the students by ability level for the reading exercise.

  4. When adding 27 and 15, you need to regroup the ones column because 7 plus 5 equals 12.

  5. The company decided to regroup its marketing department to better target younger consumers.