diff --git a/Doc/library/asyncio-eventloop.rst b/Doc/library/asyncio-eventloop.rst
index d6dec1070f6..44b80c8d5f2 100644
--- a/Doc/library/asyncio-eventloop.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/asyncio-eventloop.rst
@@ -64,19 +64,19 @@ An event loop policy must implement the following interface:
 
    .. method:: get_event_loop()
 
-   Get the event loop for current context. Returns an event loop object
-   implementing :class:`BaseEventLoop` interface, or raises an exception in case
+   Get the event loop for the current context. Returns an event loop object
+   implementing the :class:`BaseEventLoop` interface, or raises an exception in case
    no event loop has been set for the current context and the current policy
    does not specify to create one. It should never return ``None``.
 
    .. method:: set_event_loop(loop)
 
-   Set the event loop of the current context to *loop*.
+   Set the event loop for the current context to *loop*.
 
    .. method:: new_event_loop()
 
    Create and return a new event loop object according to this policy's rules.
-   If there's need to set this loop as the event loop of the current context,
+   If there's need to set this loop as the event loop for the current context,
    :meth:`set_event_loop` must be called explicitly.
 
 Access to the global loop policy
diff --git a/Lib/asyncio/events.py b/Lib/asyncio/events.py
index f0ad5680520..4a9a9a38857 100644
--- a/Lib/asyncio/events.py
+++ b/Lib/asyncio/events.py
@@ -355,25 +355,33 @@ class AbstractEventLoopPolicy:
     """Abstract policy for accessing the event loop."""
 
     def get_event_loop(self):
-        """XXX"""
+        """Get the event loop for the current context.
+
+        Returns an event loop object implementing the BaseEventLoop interface,
+        or raises an exception in case no event loop has been set for the
+        current context and the current policy does not specify to create one.
+
+        It should never return None."""
         raise NotImplementedError
 
     def set_event_loop(self, loop):
-        """XXX"""
+        """Set the event loop for the current context to loop."""
         raise NotImplementedError
 
     def new_event_loop(self):
-        """XXX"""
+        """Create and return a new event loop object according to this
+        policy's rules. If there's need to set this loop as the event loop for
+        the current context, set_event_loop must be called explicitly."""
         raise NotImplementedError
 
     # Child processes handling (Unix only).
 
     def get_child_watcher(self):
-        """XXX"""
+        "Get the watcher for child processes."
         raise NotImplementedError
 
     def set_child_watcher(self, watcher):
-        """XXX"""
+        """Set the watcher for child processes."""
         raise NotImplementedError
 
 
@@ -447,39 +455,42 @@ def _init_event_loop_policy():
 
 
 def get_event_loop_policy():
-    """XXX"""
+    """Get the current event loop policy."""
     if _event_loop_policy is None:
         _init_event_loop_policy()
     return _event_loop_policy
 
 
 def set_event_loop_policy(policy):
-    """XXX"""
+    """Set the current event loop policy.
+
+    If policy is None, the default policy is restored."""
     global _event_loop_policy
     assert policy is None or isinstance(policy, AbstractEventLoopPolicy)
     _event_loop_policy = policy
 
 
 def get_event_loop():
-    """XXX"""
+    """Equivalent to calling get_event_loop_policy().get_event_loop()."""
     return get_event_loop_policy().get_event_loop()
 
 
 def set_event_loop(loop):
-    """XXX"""
+    """Equivalent to calling get_event_loop_policy().set_event_loop(loop)."""
     get_event_loop_policy().set_event_loop(loop)
 
 
 def new_event_loop():
-    """XXX"""
+    """Equivalent to calling get_event_loop_policy().new_event_loop()."""
     return get_event_loop_policy().new_event_loop()
 
 
 def get_child_watcher():
-    """XXX"""
+    """Equivalent to calling get_event_loop_policy().get_child_watcher()."""
     return get_event_loop_policy().get_child_watcher()
 
 
 def set_child_watcher(watcher):
-    """XXX"""
+    """Equivalent to calling
+    get_event_loop_policy().set_child_watcher(watcher)."""
     return get_event_loop_policy().set_child_watcher(watcher)
diff --git a/Lib/asyncio/unix_events.py b/Lib/asyncio/unix_events.py
index 230fbc38b41..acb327d9981 100644
--- a/Lib/asyncio/unix_events.py
+++ b/Lib/asyncio/unix_events.py
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ class _UnixDefaultEventLoopPolicy(events.BaseDefaultEventLoopPolicy):
             self._watcher.attach_loop(loop)
 
     def get_child_watcher(self):
-        """Get the child watcher
+        """Get the watcher for child processes.
 
         If not yet set, a SafeChildWatcher object is automatically created.
         """
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ class _UnixDefaultEventLoopPolicy(events.BaseDefaultEventLoopPolicy):
         return self._watcher
 
     def set_child_watcher(self, watcher):
-        """Set the child watcher"""
+        """Set the watcher for child processes."""
 
         assert watcher is None or isinstance(watcher, AbstractChildWatcher)