Question

Read the sentence. If the river exceeds its banks, it will flood the town. What does exceed mean? stay within the range of go past the limits of are held back by do not stand out from

Answer 1

In this sentence it means "go past the limits".

Answer 2

go past the limits of

Step-by-step explanation:

The verb "to exceed" has two meanings: to be greater or superior in number or size than something else, or to go past or beyond the limits of something. The definition that best completes the sentence is the second one because if we were to replace "exceed" with "go past the limits of", the sentence would still make sense: If the river goes past the limits of its banks, it will flood the town.