diff --git a/doc/api/net.md b/doc/api/net.md
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@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ added: v10.7.0
 
 * {number}
 
-Gets the read-only socket timeout in milliseconds.
+Returns the read-only socket timeout in milliseconds.
 
 ### `socket.unref()`
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