French word

regrouper

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁəgʁupe/

Meaning

  • verbgroup

Example

Je regroupe mes photos par thème.

I group my photos by theme.

Illustration for regrouper (group)

More examples

Nous devons regrouper les informations avant la réunion.

We need to group the information before the meeting.

Core concept

Scattered items being brought together into one recognizable group.

Common phrases

  • regrouper les photos

    group the photos

  • regrouper les informations

    group the information

  • regrouper les documents

    group the documents

Similar words

rassembler: Gather scattered things into a single whole.
réunir: Assemble people or objects in one location.
grouper: Sort elements into a number of groups.
classer: Classify items according to established criteria.

Definition in French

Regrouper consiste à réunir plusieurs éléments dispersés afin d'en constituer un seul ensemble identifiable.

Word origin

Regrouper combines the prefix re- with grouper, which comes from French groupe, borrowed from Italian gruppo.

Usage tips

  • Regrouper usually takes a direct object, and par introduces the basis of grouping, as in regrouper des photos par thème.

Other meanings

  • gatherverb
  • combineverb
  • regroupverb

Opposites

Related words

  • regroupementgroupingnoun
  • regroupégroupedadjective
  • regroupablegroupableadjective

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