This is the 341st most frequent Russian word.
годом
"Годом" means "by the year" or "with the year" (instrumental case of "год" - year).
The word "годом" is used here to indicate the year in which an event occurred.
В 2020 году я начал изучать русский язык.
In the year 2020, I started learning Russian.
The word "годом" is utilized in the instrumental case indicating a means or manner related to time.
С каждым годом мы становимся сильнее.
With each passing year, we become stronger.
The word "годом" is used in the instrumental case to describe the feature or quality of the year.