diff --git a/asio/include/asio/ip/basic_resolver.hpp b/asio/include/asio/ip/basic_resolver.hpp
index d5593778..154c2ad0 100644
--- a/asio/include/asio/ip/basic_resolver.hpp
+++ b/asio/include/asio/ip/basic_resolver.hpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public:
     return this->service.cancel(this->implementation);
   }
 
-  /// Resolve a query to a list of entries.
+  /// Perform forward resolution of a query to a list of entries.
   /**
    * This function is used to resolve a query into a list of endpoint entries.
    *
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public:
     return i;
   }
 
-  /// Resolve a query to a list of entries.
+  /// Perform forward resolution of a query to a list of entries.
   /**
    * This function is used to resolve a query into a list of endpoint entries.
    *
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public:
     return this->service.resolve(this->implementation, q, ec);
   }
 
-  /// Asynchronously resolve a query to a list of entries.
+  /// Asynchronously perform forward resolution of a query to a list of entries.
   /**
    * This function is used to asynchronously resolve a query into a list of
    * endpoint entries.
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public:
     return this->service.async_resolve(this->implementation, q, handler);
   }
 
-  /// Resolve an endpoint to a list of entries.
+  /// Perform reverse resolution of an endpoint to a list of entries.
   /**
    * This function is used to resolve an endpoint into a list of endpoint
    * entries.
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ public:
     return i;
   }
 
-  /// Resolve an endpoint to a list of entries.
+  /// Perform reverse resolution of an endpoint to a list of entries.
   /**
    * This function is used to resolve an endpoint into a list of endpoint
    * entries.
@@ -203,7 +203,8 @@ public:
     return this->service.resolve(this->implementation, e, ec);
   }
 
-  /// Asynchronously resolve an endpoint to a list of entries.
+  /// Asynchronously perform reverse resolution of an endpoint to a list of
+  /// entries.
   /**
    * This function is used to asynchronously resolve an endpoint into a list of
    * endpoint entries.