raggruppare

Raggruppare is a transitive Italian verb meaning to bring together elements or people into groups, to cluster, or to assemble. It can refer to organizing items for analysis, coordinating participants, or consolidating separate parts into a unified whole. The reflexive form raggrupparsi describes the act of grouping oneself or forming a group, often implying a regrouping after separation.

The term is widely used across different domains. In data handling and research, raggruppare data or observations means to classify or bin items into categories for analysis. In project management or logistics, it can refer to gathering resources or participants into teams or clusters. In journalism or politics, it may describe the act of assembling allies or supporters or of organizing information into coherent blocs. In everyday language, it often simply means to sort or arrange objects by shared characteristics.

Common related nouns include raggruppamento, referring to the act or result of grouping, and raggruppato, the past participle used in compound tenses. Related verbs include riunire (to reunite) or classificare (to classify), which describe alternative ways of arranging elements. The term is neutral in tone and suitable for formal and semi-formal contexts, although more precise verbs may be preferred depending on the exact sense (e.g., raggruppare per categoria, raggruppare per tema).

Examples:

- L’azienda ha raggruppato i dati dei clienti in quattro categorie.

- I partecipanti si sono raggruppati in piccoli gruppi per discutere il tema.

- Dopo la pausa, la classe si è raggruppata davanti all’aula.