diff --git a/py-polars/polars/dataframe/frame.py b/py-polars/polars/dataframe/frame.py
index ae1a9260bf65..7c92ad9568da 100644
--- a/py-polars/polars/dataframe/frame.py
+++ b/py-polars/polars/dataframe/frame.py
@@ -6681,13 +6681,13 @@ def join(
                 Returns all rows from the right table, and the matched rows from the
                 left table
             * *full*
-                 Returns all rows when there is a match in either left or right table
+                Returns all rows when there is a match in either left or right table
             * *cross*
-                 Returns the Cartesian product of rows from both tables
+                Returns the Cartesian product of rows from both tables
             * *semi*
-                 Filter rows that have a match in the right table.
+                Returns rows from the left table that have a match in the right table.
             * *anti*
-                 Filter rows that do not have a match in the right table.
+                Returns rows from the left table that have no match in the right table.
 
             .. note::
                 A left join preserves the row order of the left DataFrame.
diff --git a/py-polars/polars/lazyframe/frame.py b/py-polars/polars/lazyframe/frame.py
index 7fb863a81b4b..c2abdadfc223 100644
--- a/py-polars/polars/lazyframe/frame.py
+++ b/py-polars/polars/lazyframe/frame.py
@@ -4074,13 +4074,13 @@ def join(
                 Returns all rows from the right table, and the matched rows from the
                 left table
             * *full*
-                 Returns all rows when there is a match in either left or right table
+                Returns all rows when there is a match in either left or right table
             * *cross*
-                 Returns the Cartesian product of rows from both tables
+                Returns the Cartesian product of rows from both tables
             * *semi*
-                 Filter rows that have a match in the right table.
+                Returns rows from the left table that have a match in the right table.
             * *anti*
-                 Filter rows that not have a match in the right table.
+                Returns rows from the left table that have no match in the right table.
 
             .. note::
                 A left join preserves the row order of the left DataFrame.