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As verbs the difference between succeed and succeeded is that succeed is to follow in order; to come next after; hence, to take the place of while succeeded is past tense of succeed.
succeed implies a coming after immediately in a sequence determined by natural order, inheritance, election, or laws of rank. she succeeded her father as head of the business. ensue commonly suggests a logical consequence or naturally expected development. after the talk a general discussion ensued.
[ I or T ] to take an official job or position after someone else: He succeeded his father as editor of the paper. When the Queen dies, her eldest son will succeed to the throne. to come after another person or thing in time: In the weeks that succeeded, five more patients showed similar symptoms.
[intransitive] to achieve something that you have been trying to do or get; to have the result or effect that was intended. Our plan succeeded. Whether we succeed or fail depends on ingenuity and luck. succeed in doing something He succeeded in getting a place at art school.
to take an official job or position after someone else: He succeeded his father as editor of the paper. When the Queen dies, her eldest son will succeed to the throne. to come after another person or thing in time: In the weeks that succeeded, five more patients showed similar symptoms.
To me, to succeed in implies to do well within a context (life), whereas to succeed at implies doing well in conquering a task (life). To succeed in life, one must succeed at being oneself. (my nonsense, not the words of anyone else.)