diff --git a/src/awkward/operations/ak_angle.py b/src/awkward/operations/ak_angle.py
index 49128bd944..87bd5ce5af 100644
--- a/src/awkward/operations/ak_angle.py
+++ b/src/awkward/operations/ak_angle.py
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
 @ak._connect.numpy.implements("angle")
 @high_level_function()
 def angle(val, deg=False, highlevel=True, behavior=None, attrs=None):
-    """
+    """Returns the counterclockwise angle of each complex element in radians or degrees.
+
     Args:
         val : array_like
             Input array.
@@ -28,8 +29,9 @@ def angle(val, deg=False, highlevel=True, behavior=None, attrs=None):
         attrs (None or dict): Custom attributes for the output array, if
             high-level.
 
-    Returns the counterclockwise angle from the positive real axis on the complex
-    plane in the range ``(-pi, pi]``, with dtype as a float.
+    Returns:
+        The counterclockwise angle from the positive real axis on the complex
+        plane in the range ``(-pi, pi]``, with dtype as a float.
     """
     # Dispatch
     yield (val,)
diff --git a/src/awkward/operations/ak_imag.py b/src/awkward/operations/ak_imag.py
index b90d2dbfa4..d2d419b3ae 100644
--- a/src/awkward/operations/ak_imag.py
+++ b/src/awkward/operations/ak_imag.py
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@
 @ak._connect.numpy.implements("imag")
 @high_level_function()
 def imag(val, highlevel=True, behavior=None, attrs=None):
-    """
+    """Returns the imaginary components of the given array elements.
+
+    If the arrays have complex elements, the returned arrays are floats.
+
     Args:
         val : array_like
             Input array.
@@ -26,8 +29,8 @@ def imag(val, highlevel=True, behavior=None, attrs=None):
         attrs (None or dict): Custom attributes for the output array, if
             high-level.
 
-    Returns the imaginary components of the given array elements.
-    If the arrays have complex elements, the returned arrays are floats.
+    Returns:
+        The imaginary components of the given array elements.
     """
     # Dispatch
     yield (val,)
diff --git a/src/awkward/operations/ak_isclose.py b/src/awkward/operations/ak_isclose.py
index d5ff825c61..45dc5558ea 100644
--- a/src/awkward/operations/ak_isclose.py
+++ b/src/awkward/operations/ak_isclose.py
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ def isclose(
     behavior=None,
     attrs=None,
 ):
-    """
+    """Returns a boolean array of element-wise approximate-equality between two arrays.
+
+    Implements [np.isclose](https://numpy.org/doc/stable/reference/generated/numpy.isclose.html)
+    for Awkward Arrays.
+
     Args:
         a: Array-like data (anything #ak.to_layout recognizes).
         b: Array-like data (anything #ak.to_layout recognizes).
@@ -42,8 +46,9 @@ def isclose(
         attrs (None or dict): Custom attributes for the output array, if
             high-level.
 
-    Implements [np.isclose](https://numpy.org/doc/stable/reference/generated/numpy.isclose.html)
-    for Awkward Arrays.
+    Returns:
+        An array of booleans, True where `a` and `b` are approximately equal
+        within the given tolerances.
     """
     # Dispatch
     yield a, b
diff --git a/src/awkward/operations/ak_real.py b/src/awkward/operations/ak_real.py
index 655e4e8007..ff9fcdeaf7 100644
--- a/src/awkward/operations/ak_real.py
+++ b/src/awkward/operations/ak_real.py
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@
 @ak._connect.numpy.implements("real")
 @high_level_function()
 def real(array, highlevel=True, behavior=None, attrs=None):
-    """
+    """Returns the real components of the given array elements.
+
+    If the arrays have complex elements, the returned arrays are floats.
+
     Args:
         array : array_like
             Input array.
@@ -26,8 +29,8 @@ def real(array, highlevel=True, behavior=None, attrs=None):
         attrs (None or dict): Custom attributes for the output array, if
             high-level.
 
-    Returns the real components of the given array elements.
-    If the arrays have complex elements, the returned arrays are floats.
+    Returns:
+        The real components of the given array elements.
     """
     # Dispatch
     yield (array,)
diff --git a/src/awkward/operations/ak_round.py b/src/awkward/operations/ak_round.py
index 6d6e0e0471..199cb4074d 100644
--- a/src/awkward/operations/ak_round.py
+++ b/src/awkward/operations/ak_round.py
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ def round(
     behavior=None,
     attrs=None,
 ):
-    """
+    """Rounds each array element to the given number of decimals.
+
     Args:
         array : array_like
             Input array.
@@ -40,8 +41,8 @@ def round(
         attrs (None or dict): Custom attributes for the output array, if
             high-level.
 
-    Returns the real components of the given array elements.
-    If the arrays have complex elements, the returned arrays are floats.
+    Returns:
+        An array with each element rounded to the given number of `decimals`.
     """
     # Dispatch
     yield (array,)