diff --git a/README.asciidoc b/README.asciidoc
index 38adab6393..1d0070ca91 100644
--- a/README.asciidoc
+++ b/README.asciidoc
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ is inclusive.
 `(captureBounds|captures).toTable` :: returns a table with each named capture
 as a key.
 `(captureBounds|capture).toSeq` :: returns all the captures by their number.
+`$: string` :: same as `match`
 
 === Pattern
 
diff --git a/src/nre.nim b/src/nre.nim
index 539a910056..b4ce99c658 100644
--- a/src/nre.nim
+++ b/src/nre.nim
@@ -175,6 +175,9 @@ proc toSeq*(pattern: CaptureBounds, default = None[Slice[int]]()): seq[Option[Sl
 
 proc toSeq*(pattern: Captures, default: string = nil): seq[string] =
   accumulateResult(pattern.items(default))
+
+proc `$`*(pattern: RegexMatch): string =
+  return pattern.captures[-1]
 # }}}
 
 # Creation & Destruction {{{