ask vs govern

ask and govern both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ask	No	No	Yes	No
govern	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, govern is a hyponym of ask; that is, govern is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ask:

Other hyponyms of ask include claim, exact, take, draw, cost, cry for, cry out for, compel.

ask (verb)	govern (verb)
make a request or demand for something to somebody	exercise authority over; as of nations
direct or put; seek an answer to	direct or strongly influence the behavior of
address a question to and expect an answer from	bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
consider obligatory; request and expect	require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood
require or ask for as a price or condition
make a date
require as useful, just, or proper