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    Meaning: while doing something and taking advantage of that opportunity to do something else
    Example: getting one thing done while doing something else

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  Examples:  

• 散歩がてら本屋に寄った。
  Since I took a walk. I stopped at a bookshop.
• せっかく上京したのだから見物がてら、買い物でもしよう。
  Since I've come all the way to the capital, I might as well get some shopping done on top of sightseeing.
• ドライブがてら駅に私を迎えにきてください。
  Since you go for a run in the car, coud you pick me up at the station?
• 息抜きがてら同僚とチャットをする。
  Chat with a colleague on the internet for a change.

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