diff --git a/src/re_bytes.rs b/src/re_bytes.rs
index 189bed5fd5..ca01e0ec98 100644
--- a/src/re_bytes.rs
+++ b/src/re_bytes.rs
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ impl Regex {
         RegexBuilder::new(re).build()
     }
 
-    /// Returns true if and only if the regex matches the string given.
+    /// Returns true if and only if there is a match for the regex in the
+    /// string given.
     ///
     /// It is recommended to use this method if all you need to do is test
     /// a match, since the underlying matching engine may be able to do less
diff --git a/src/re_unicode.rs b/src/re_unicode.rs
index 7a0e34951b..ea95c1b6df 100644
--- a/src/re_unicode.rs
+++ b/src/re_unicode.rs
@@ -175,7 +175,8 @@ impl Regex {
         RegexBuilder::new(re).build()
     }
 
-    /// Returns true if and only if the regex matches the string given.
+    /// Returns true if and only if there is a match for the regex in the
+    /// string given.
     ///
     /// It is recommended to use this method if all you need to do is test
     /// a match, since the underlying matching engine may be able to do less