diff --git a/db/fetch.go b/db/fetch.go
index ad6ccee8..5e100c87 100644
--- a/db/fetch.go
+++ b/db/fetch.go
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"golang.org/x/text/language"
+	"golang.org/x/text/search"
+
 	"github.com/abcum/surreal/cnf"
 	"github.com/abcum/surreal/sql"
 	"github.com/abcum/surreal/util/data"
@@ -236,7 +239,7 @@ func (e *executor) fetch(ctx context.Context, val interface{}, doc *data.Doc) (o
 			return binaryMath(val.Op, l, r), nil
 		case sql.EQ, sql.NEQ, sql.ANY, sql.LT, sql.LTE, sql.GT, sql.GTE:
 			return binaryCheck(val.Op, l, r, val.LHS, val.RHS, doc), nil
-		case sql.SIN, sql.SNI, sql.INS, sql.NIS:
+		case sql.SIN, sql.SNI, sql.INS, sql.NIS, sql.MAT, sql.NAT, sql.MAY:
 			return binaryCheck(val.Op, l, r, val.LHS, val.RHS, doc), nil
 		case sql.CONTAINSALL, sql.CONTAINSSOME, sql.CONTAINSNONE:
 			return binaryCheck(val.Op, l, r, val.LHS, val.RHS, doc), nil
@@ -783,9 +786,9 @@ func negOp(op sql.Token) bool {
 
 func chkOp(op sql.Token) int8 {
 	switch op {
-	case sql.EQ, sql.SIN, sql.INS:
+	case sql.EQ, sql.SIN, sql.INS, sql.MAT, sql.ANY:
 		return +1
-	case sql.NEQ, sql.SNI, sql.NIS:
+	case sql.NEQ, sql.SNI, sql.NIS, sql.NAT, sql.MAY:
 		return -1
 	case sql.CONTAINSALL:
 		return +1
@@ -846,6 +849,15 @@ func chkString(op sql.Token, a, b string) (val bool) {
 		return strings.Contains(a, b) == true
 	case sql.SNI:
 		return strings.Contains(a, b) == false
+	case sql.MAT:
+		b, e := search.New(language.Und, search.Loose).IndexString(a, b)
+		return b != -1 && e != -1
+	case sql.NAT:
+		b, e := search.New(language.Und, search.Loose).IndexString(a, b)
+		return b == -1 && e == -1
+	case sql.MAY:
+		b, e := search.New(language.Und, search.Loose).IndexString(a, b)
+		return b != -1 && e != -1
 	}
 	return negOp(op)
 }
@@ -958,6 +970,21 @@ func chkArrayL(op sql.Token, a []interface{}, i interface{}) (val bool) {
 		default:
 			return data.Consume(a).Contains(i) == false
 		}
+	case sql.MAT:
+		switch s := i.(type) {
+		case string:
+			return chkSearch(op, a, s)
+		}
+	case sql.NAT:
+		switch s := i.(type) {
+		case string:
+			return chkSearch(op, a, s)
+		}
+	case sql.MAY:
+		switch s := i.(type) {
+		case string:
+			return chkSearch(op, a, s)
+		}
 	}
 	return negOp(op)
 }
@@ -992,6 +1019,21 @@ func chkArrayR(op sql.Token, i interface{}, a []interface{}) (val bool) {
 		default:
 			return data.Consume(a).Contains(i) == false
 		}
+	case sql.MAT:
+		switch s := i.(type) {
+		case string:
+			return chkSearch(op, a, s)
+		}
+	case sql.NAT:
+		switch s := i.(type) {
+		case string:
+			return chkSearch(op, a, s)
+		}
+	case sql.MAY:
+		switch s := i.(type) {
+		case string:
+			return chkSearch(op, a, s)
+		}
 	}
 	return negOp(op)
 }
@@ -1062,6 +1104,10 @@ func chkArray(op sql.Token, a []interface{}, b []interface{}) (val bool) {
 
 func chkMatch(op sql.Token, a []interface{}, r *regexp.Regexp) (val bool) {
 
+	if len(a) == 0 {
+		return op == sql.NEQ
+	}
+
 	for _, v := range a {
 
 		var s string
@@ -1088,8 +1134,8 @@ func chkMatch(op sql.Token, a []interface{}, r *regexp.Regexp) (val bool) {
 		}
 
 		if op == sql.NEQ {
-			if chkRegex(sql.EQ, s, r) == true {
-				return false
+			if chkRegex(sql.EQ, s, r) == false {
+				return true
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -1105,7 +1151,7 @@ func chkMatch(op sql.Token, a []interface{}, r *regexp.Regexp) (val bool) {
 	case sql.EQ:
 		return true
 	case sql.NEQ:
-		return true
+		return false
 	case sql.ANY:
 		return false
 	}
@@ -1113,3 +1159,64 @@ func chkMatch(op sql.Token, a []interface{}, r *regexp.Regexp) (val bool) {
 	return
 
 }
+
+func chkSearch(op sql.Token, a []interface{}, r string) (val bool) {
+
+	if len(a) == 0 {
+		return op == sql.NAT
+	}
+
+	for _, v := range a {
+
+		var s string
+
+		switch c := v.(type) {
+		default:
+			return false
+		case string:
+			s = c
+		case bool:
+			s = strconv.FormatBool(c)
+		case int64:
+			s = strconv.FormatInt(c, 10)
+		case float64:
+			s = strconv.FormatFloat(c, 'g', -1, 64)
+		case time.Time:
+			s = c.String()
+		}
+
+		if op == sql.MAT {
+			b, e := search.New(language.Und, search.Loose).IndexString(s, r)
+			if b == -1 && e == -1 {
+				return false
+			}
+		}
+
+		if op == sql.NAT {
+			b, e := search.New(language.Und, search.Loose).IndexString(s, r)
+			if b == -1 && e == -1 {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+
+		if op == sql.MAY {
+			b, e := search.New(language.Und, search.Loose).IndexString(s, r)
+			if b != -1 && e != -1 {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	switch op {
+	case sql.MAT:
+		return true
+	case sql.NAT:
+		return false
+	case sql.MAY:
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return
+
+}
diff --git a/db/fetch_test.go b/db/fetch_test.go
index 2b7400e1..dc42066e 100644
--- a/db/fetch_test.go
+++ b/db/fetch_test.go
@@ -680,15 +680,28 @@ func TestFetch(t *testing.T) {
 		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE "test" ∈ "a true test string";
 		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE "test" ∉ "a true test string";
 
+		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE "a true test string" ~ "test";
+		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE "a true test string" ~ "Test";
+		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE "a true test string" !~ "test";
+		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE "a true test string" !~ "Test";
+		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE "a true test string" ?~ "test";
+		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE "a true test string" ?~ "Test";
+
 		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE "a true test string" = /test/;
+		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE "a true test string" = /Test/;
+		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE "a true test string" = /(?i)Test/;
 		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE "a true test string" != /test/;
+		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE "a true test string" != /Test/;
+		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE "a true test string" != /(?i)Test/;
 		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE "a true test string" ?= /test/;
+		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE "a true test string" ?= /Test/;
+		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE "a true test string" ?= /(?i)Test/;
 
 		`
 
 		res, err := Execute(setupKV(), txt, nil)
 		So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-		So(res, ShouldHaveLength, 21)
+		So(res, ShouldHaveLength, 33)
 
 		So(res[2].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 1)
 		So(res[3].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 1)
@@ -711,8 +724,21 @@ func TestFetch(t *testing.T) {
 		So(res[17].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 0)
 
 		So(res[18].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 1)
-		So(res[19].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 0)
-		So(res[20].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 1)
+		So(res[19].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 1)
+		So(res[20].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 0)
+		So(res[21].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 0)
+		So(res[22].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 1)
+		So(res[23].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 1)
+
+		So(res[24].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 1)
+		So(res[25].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 0)
+		So(res[26].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 1)
+		So(res[27].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 0)
+		So(res[28].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 1)
+		So(res[29].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 0)
+		So(res[30].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 1)
+		So(res[31].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 0)
+		So(res[32].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 1)
 
 	})
 
@@ -784,37 +810,58 @@ func TestFetch(t *testing.T) {
 		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE [ [1,2,3] ] ∋ [1,2,3];
 		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE [ [1,2,3] ] ∌ [1,2,3];
 
-		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE [1,2,3,4,5] ⊇ [1,3,5];
+		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE [1,2,3,4,5] ⊇ [1,2,3];
 		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE [1,2,3,4,5] ⊇ [2,4,6];
-		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE [1,3,5,7,9] ⊃ [1,3,5];
+		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE [1,3,5,7,9] ⊃ [1,2,3];
 		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE [1,3,5,7,9] ⊃ [2,4,6];
-		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE [1,3,5,7,9] ⊅ [1,3,5];
+		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE [1,3,5,7,9] ⊅ [1,2,3];
 		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE [1,3,5,7,9] ⊅ [2,4,6];
 
-		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE [1,3,5] ⊆ [1,2,3,4,5];
+		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE [1,2,3] ⊆ [1,2,3,4,5];
 		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE [2,4,6] ⊆ [1,2,3,4,5];
-		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE [1,3,5] ⊂ [1,3,5,7,9];
+		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE [1,2,3] ⊂ [1,3,5,7,9];
 		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE [2,4,6] ⊂ [1,3,5,7,9];
-		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE [1,3,5] ⊄ [1,3,5,7,9];
+		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE [1,2,3] ⊄ [1,3,5,7,9];
 		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE [2,4,6] ⊄ [1,3,5,7,9];
 
+		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE [] = /[0-9]/;
 		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE [1,2,3] = /[0-9]/;
 		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE [1,"2",true] = /[0-9]/;
 		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE ["a","b","c"] = /[0-9]/;
 
+		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE [] != /[0-9]/;
 		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE [1,2,3] != /[0-9]/;
 		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE [1,"2",true] != /[0-9]/;
 		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE ["a","b","c"] != /[0-9]/;
 
+		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE [] ?= /[0-9]/;
 		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE [1,2,3] ?= /[0-9]/;
 		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE [1,"2",true] ?= /[0-9]/;
 		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE ["a","b","c"] ?= /[0-9]/;
 
+		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE [] ~ "pro";
+		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE [1,2,3] ~ "pro";
+		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE [1,"2","pro"] ~ "pro";
+		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE ["a","b","c","gopros"] ~ "Pro";
+		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE ["gopros","gopros","gopros"] ~ "Pro";
+
+		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE [] !~ "pro";
+		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE [1,2,3] !~ "pro";
+		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE [1,"2","pro"] !~ "pro";
+		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE ["a","b","c","gopros"] !~ "Pro";
+		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE ["gopros","gopros","gopros"] !~ "Pro";
+
+		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE [] ?~ "pro";
+		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE [1,2,3] ?~ "pro";
+		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE [1,"2","pro"] ?~ "pro";
+		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE ["a","b","c","gopros"] ?~ "Pro";
+		SELECT * FROM "test" WHERE ["gopros","gopros","gopros"] ?~ "Pro";
+
 		`
 
 		res, err := Execute(setupKV(), txt, nil)
 		So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-		So(res, ShouldHaveLength, 39)
+		So(res, ShouldHaveLength, 57)
 
 		So(res[2].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 1)
 		So(res[3].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 1)
@@ -850,16 +897,38 @@ func TestFetch(t *testing.T) {
 		So(res[28].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 0)
 		So(res[29].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 1)
 
-		So(res[30].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 1)
-		So(res[31].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 0)
+		So(res[30].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 0)
+		So(res[31].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 1)
 		So(res[32].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 0)
 		So(res[33].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 0)
-		So(res[34].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 0)
-		So(res[35].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 1)
 
+		So(res[34].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 1)
+		So(res[35].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 0)
 		So(res[36].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 1)
 		So(res[37].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 1)
+
 		So(res[38].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 0)
+		So(res[39].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 1)
+		So(res[40].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 1)
+		So(res[41].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 0)
+
+		So(res[42].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 0)
+		So(res[43].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 0)
+		So(res[44].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 0)
+		So(res[45].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 0)
+		So(res[46].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 1)
+
+		So(res[47].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 1)
+		So(res[48].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 1)
+		So(res[49].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 1)
+		So(res[50].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 1)
+		So(res[51].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 0)
+
+		So(res[52].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 0)
+		So(res[53].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 0)
+		So(res[54].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 1)
+		So(res[55].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 1)
+		So(res[56].Result, ShouldHaveLength, 1)
 
 	})
 
diff --git a/sql/scanner.go b/sql/scanner.go
index 52a5a438..0a76152c 100644
--- a/sql/scanner.go
+++ b/sql/scanner.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func (s *scanner) scan() (tok Token, lit string, val interface{}) {
 	case '≥':
 		return GTE, string(ch), val
 	case '~':
-		return SIN, string(ch), val
+		return MAT, string(ch), val
 	case '∋':
 		return SIN, string(ch), val
 	case '∌':
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func (s *scanner) scan() (tok Token, lit string, val interface{}) {
 		chn := s.next()
 		switch {
 		case chn == '~':
-			return SIN, "=~", val
+			return MAT, "=~", val
 		case chn == '=':
 			return EEQ, "==", val
 		default:
@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ func (s *scanner) scan() (tok Token, lit string, val interface{}) {
 		switch {
 		case chn == '=':
 			return ANY, "?=", val
+		case chn == '~':
+			return MAY, "?~", val
 		default:
 			s.undo()
 			return QMARK, string(ch), val
@@ -193,7 +195,7 @@ func (s *scanner) scan() (tok Token, lit string, val interface{}) {
 				return NEQ, "!=", val
 			}
 		case chn == '~':
-			return SNI, "!~", val
+			return NAT, "!~", val
 		default:
 			s.undo()
 			return EXC, string(ch), val
diff --git a/sql/tokens.go b/sql/tokens.go
index 64e56329..c065cdbd 100644
--- a/sql/tokens.go
+++ b/sql/tokens.go
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ const (
 	SNI // ∌
 	INS // ∈
 	NIS // ∉
+	MAT // ~
+	NAT // !~
+	MAY // ?~
 
 	operatorEnd
 
@@ -259,6 +262,9 @@ var tokens = [...]string{
 	SNI: "∌",
 	INS: "∈",
 	NIS: "∉",
+	MAT: "~",
+	NAT: "!~",
+	MAY: "?~",
 
 	// keywords
 
@@ -400,7 +406,7 @@ func (tok Token) precedence() int {
 		return 1
 	case EQ, NEQ, EEQ, NEE,
 		LT, LTE, GT, GTE,
-		ANY, SIN, SNI, INS, NIS,
+		ANY, SIN, SNI, INS, NIS, MAT, NAT, MAY,
 		CONTAINSALL, CONTAINSNONE, CONTAINSSOME,
 		ALLCONTAINEDIN, NONECONTAINEDIN, SOMECONTAINEDIN:
 		return 2