diff --git a/_includes/api/en/4x/app-use.md b/_includes/api/en/4x/app-use.md
index 52ea12ff40..0b2193eb5b 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`:
+This will match the exact path `/abcd` and any paths beginning with `/abcd/` (including subdirectories), but will not match paths like `/abcde` :
+
 
 ```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..a9f35e8d54 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`:
+This will match the exact path `/abcd` and any paths beginning with `/abcd/` (including subdirectories), but will not match paths like `/abcde` :
+
 
 ```js
 app.use('/abcd', (req, res, next) => {