Headline from El Universal: ?Me daban por muerta?

Question

What does "daban" mean in English? I couldn't find it in any online dictionary nor could I figure it out from context.

Answer 1

Thanks. And I feel stupid. Of course, it is dar. I was entering dabar. Shows what happens when you get mentally stuck.

Answer 2

"Daban" means literally "they gave", from the verb "dar" (to give).

The word "goes" is not in the dictionary; you can only find "go". Similarly, you can only find the infinitive of a verb (e.g. "dar"), but not the conjugated forms.