diff --git a/_includes/api/en/4x/app-use.md b/_includes/api/en/4x/app-use.md
index 52ea12ff40..c5e9dbf90c 100644
--- a/_includes/api/en/4x/app-use.md
+++ b/_includes/api/en/4x/app-use.md
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ mounting middleware.
 <tr>
 <td>Path</td>
 <td markdown="1">
-This will match paths starting with `/abcd`:
+Matches the exact path `/abcd` and any sub-paths starting with `/abcd/` (for example, `/abcd/foo`):
+
 
 ```js
 app.use('/abcd', function (req, res, next) {
diff --git a/_includes/api/en/5x/app-use.md b/_includes/api/en/5x/app-use.md
index c4806291b7..8b5a2b13cc 100644
--- a/_includes/api/en/5x/app-use.md
+++ b/_includes/api/en/5x/app-use.md
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ mounting middleware.
 <tr>
 <td>Path</td>
 <td markdown="1">
-This will match paths starting with `/abcd`:
+Matches the exact path `/abcd` and any sub-paths starting with `/abcd/` (for example, `/abcd/foo`):
+
 
 ```js
 app.use('/abcd', (req, res, next) => {