noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ˈɹiːɡɹuːp/
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/ɹiːˈɡɹuːp/
rhymes with -uːp
CMU ARPABET:R IY0 G R UW1 P
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
An act of regrouping.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To pause and become organized again.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To group or categorize again.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To reform as a group.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
reorganize into new groups
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: group
6
verb
Meaning 6
organize anew, as after a setback
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: reorganize, reorganise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: form, organize, organise
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French regrouper. By surface analysis, re- + group.
Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
перагрупо́ўвацца
(pjerahrupówvacca)
— pause and get organized again (intransitive)
Belarusian:
перагрупава́цца
(pjerahrupavácca)
— pause and get organized again (intransitive)
Bulgarian:
прегрупирам
(pregrupiram)
— pause and get organized again (intransitive)
Finnish:
järjestäytyä uudelleen
— pause and get organized again (intransitive)
Greek:
ανασυγκροτώ
(anasygkrotó)
— pause and get organized again (intransitive)
Hungarian:
átcsoportosít
— pause and get organized again (intransitive)
Hungarian:
átrendez
— pause and get organized again (intransitive)
Māori:
tapitapi
— pause and get organized again (intransitive)
Polish:
przegrupowywać się
— pause and get organized again (intransitive)
Polish:
przegrupować się
— pause and get organized again (intransitive)
Polish:
zbierać myśli
— pause and get organized again (intransitive)
Polish:
zebrać myśli
— pause and get organized again (intransitive)
Romanian:
regrupa
— pause and get organized again (intransitive)
Russian:
перегруппиро́вываться
(peregruppiróvyvatʹsja)
— pause and get organized again (intransitive)
Russian:
перегруппирова́ться
(peregruppirovátʹsja)
— pause and get organized again (intransitive)
Spanish:
reagruparse
— pause and get organized again (intransitive)
Swedish:
omgruppera
— pause and get organized again (intransitive)
Ukrainian:
перегрупо́вуватися
(perehrupóvuvatysja)
— pause and get organized again (intransitive)
Ukrainian:
перегрупува́тися
(perehrupuvátysja)
— pause and get organized again (intransitive)
Belarusian:
перагрупо́ўваць
(pjerahrupówvacʹ)
— group or categorize again (transitive)
Belarusian:
перагрупава́ць
(pjerahrupavácʹ)
— group or categorize again (transitive)
Dutch:
hergroeperen
— group or categorize again (transitive)
Hungarian:
újraosztályoz
— group or categorize again (transitive)
Polish:
przegrupowywać
— group or categorize again (transitive)
Polish:
przegrupować
— group or categorize again (transitive)
Russian:
перегруппиро́вывать
(peregruppiróvyvatʹ)
— group or categorize again (transitive)
Russian:
перегруппирова́ть
(peregruppirovátʹ)
— group or categorize again (transitive)
Spanish:
reagrupar
— group or categorize again (transitive)
Swedish:
omgruppera
— group or categorize again (transitive)
Ukrainian:
перегрупо́вувати
(perehrupóvuvaty)
— group or categorize again (transitive)
Ukrainian:
перегрупува́ти
(perehrupuváty)
— group or categorize again (transitive)