over the years

: across a barrier or intervening (see intervene 4) space

: forward beyond an edge or brink and often down

: across the brim

used as a function word to indicate motion or situation in a position higher than or above another

used as a function word to indicate the possession of authority, power, or jurisdiction in regard to some thing or person

used as a function word to indicate superiority, advantage, or preference

: upper, higher

: outer, covering

: excessive

: to leap over

: so as to exceed or surpass

: excessive

: to an excessive degree

: the period of about 365¹/₄ solar days required for one revolution of the earth around the sun

: the time required for the apparent sun to return to an arbitrary fixed or moving reference point in the sky

: the time in which a planet completes a revolution about the sun