judge a book by its cover in English

Forms: judges a book by its cover [present, singular, third-person], judging a book by its cover [participle, present], judged a book by its cover [participle, past], judged a book by its cover [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=judge a book by its cover}} judge a book by its cover (third-person singular simple present judges a book by its cover, present participle judging a book by its cover, simple past and past participle judged a book by its cover)

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"judge a book by its cover" meaning in English

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