This is the 2212th most frequent Russian word.
давать
"To give."
The verb 'давать' here means 'to give' and is used to express the action of giving something to someone.
Я люблю давать подарки своим друзьям.
I love giving gifts to my friends.
In this sentence, 'давать' also means 'to give' and indicates the regular provision of something.
Пожалуйста, не забывайте давать мне отчёт каждую неделю.
Please, don't forget to give me a report every week.
Here, the past tense of 'давать', 'дал', is used to describe the action of assigning or distributing homework.